Grant & Coda's Toolbelt Tales · Book 2
The Electrician Story
Lighting the Way as an Electrician
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Grant flips a switch and nothing happens — so he and Coda follow the wires to find out where light comes from. They meet an electrician who shows them the circle every current travels, and why she turns the power off before she touches a thing.
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Words to Learn
Electrician—a person who installs and fixes the wiring that carries electricity
Circuit—the complete circle a current travels around
Current—the flow of electricity through a wire
Conductor—a material (like metal) that lets electricity flow through it
Insulator—a material (like rubber or plastic) that stops electricity, keeping us safe
Switch—the part that opens or closes a circuit to turn things off or on
Talk About It
- 1.Why does the electrician turn the power OFF before touching the wires?
- 2.In your own words, what is a circuit? What happens if there's a gap in the circle?
- 3.Coda calls a switch a "little drawbridge." Why is that a good name for it?
- 4.Name three things in your home that need electricity to work.
- 5.Electricians learn by an apprenticeship instead of college. What's something you'd like to learn by doing?
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