If this outer insulation becomes frayed or damaged due to heat or excessive wear and tear, a live wire can pose an electrical shock or fire hazard.
2. Overloaded Circuits
When there are too many plugs inserted into a particular power socket, a large amount of current will be drawn out from the power socket.
Each wire has a limitation to the amount of current that it can take.
The video below show what happens to a wire when an excessive current was forced to flow through it.
3. Damped Conditions
Task:
1. Register or Login to the following website: http://www.glogster.com/?eduwarning=1
2. Create a simple poster to educate people on ONE of the three possible hazards of using electricity
3. Share your poster ONE of the many pages (named: Glogster 1 to 3)
1. Damaged Insulations
If this outer insulation becomes frayed or damaged due to heat or excessive wear and tear, a live wire can pose an electrical shock or fire hazard.
2. Overloaded Circuits
When there are too many plugs inserted into a particular power socket, a large amount of current will be drawn out from the power socket.
Each wire has a limitation to the amount of current that it can take.
The video below show what happens to a wire when an excessive current was forced to flow through it.
3. Damped Conditions
Task:
1. Register or Login to the following website: http://www.glogster.com/?eduwarning=1
2. Create a simple poster to educate people on ONE of the three possible hazards of using electricity
3. Share your poster ONE of the many pages (named: Glogster 1 to 3)
Deadline: <TBC>