Scooby-Doo! A Science of Electricity Mystery: The Mutant Crocodile

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said When you dragged your socks across the rug electrons from the rug's atoms jumped into your socks atoms Fred said Those extra electrons gave you a negative charge And then you touched Scooby said Velma A bunch of your extra electrons jumped over to him and created a spark So like is static electricity the same kind of electricity that powers the TV Shaggy asked Not exactly said Fred Static electricity builds up in one place Dynamic electricity like in a television is the steady flow of electrons That flow of electrons is called an electrical current Electrons need something to flow through called a conductor Daphne said A conductor asked Shaggy I thought conductors told the orchestra how to play music Rusic agreed Scooby We're talking about conductors that help electrons flow Metals are good conductors Velma