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=__ Electricity __= =History/Important Individuals:=

= Advantages of electricity... =
 * **Helps lots of things function. for ex., A.C and T.V**
 * **Makes our lives easier for ex., instead of using a candle you can use a light. Also, instead of wrapping yourself up in blankets you can turn on a heater or turn on a fire** **place.**
 * **Electricity also saves lives. For instance, if your heart isn't working right you can use a defibulator to help it beat again.**

= Disadvantages of electricity... = = = = How it is used today- = = = = Personal Experience: =
 * **When too many people use electricity at the same time it goes out.**
 * **U.S. people pay $212 billion on electricity bills every year.**
 * **People who use electricity as a power source are harming the environment because half of the electricity produced in the U.S comes from power plants fueled by coal.**
 * We still use electricity in many ways, but these are just some of the things that contain electricity that we use in our daily lives...**
 * 1) **T.V**
 * 2) **A.C**
 * 3) **microwave**
 * 4) **computers**
 * Kylie and Melissa- Making a light bulb turn on by connecting it to a circuit containing wires, battery, light bulb, light bulb holder, and battery holder. Also when there was the hurricane sandy, the electricity went out for days because the storm was so bad!**



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