For the students of William Penn Elementary. Thank you for allowing me to be your teacher-in-training.

José was excited to be home after a long day. He decided it was a good time to go practice his soccer skills.

José was sad to see that it was storming outside. His mother called out, "José come inside! The storm is getting worse!"

Just as they came inside...

"The electricity went out!" mom exclaimed.

José thought to himself, "What's electricity?"

As he was about to ask, his mother said, "I'm not sure when the electricity will turn back on. Maybe now is a good time for you to go take your nap."

"Where am I?"

"You're asleep, silly. I heard your questions and I am here to answer them. I am Princess E. The E stands for electricity! Let's go on a trip."

"Stop 1! This is a battery. Batteries are used to store electricity and convert chemical energy into electricity. For instance, your Playstation remote needs batteries to work."

"What's this?"

"This teacher is showing a complete circuit. That means there is a pathway in which electricity can flow all the way around."

"For the lightbulb to turn on, there must be a complete circuit, including the battery and the bulb"

"Look familiar, José? Oh no! That umbrella is a conductor; don't touch it! A conductor of electricity is any material that allows electricity to move freely within it."

"Oh no! Did the electrical charge on the doorknob shock you? An electrical charge is a property that means an object has an uneven amount of positive and negative balances. Like this!"

"The lights in the kitchen and in every other room are able to work because of an electrical circuit. An electrical circuit is a path in which electrons are able to move. Do you see the circuit in this room?"

"When we look closer at the light bulb, we can see the electrical current. The electrical current is the steady flow of electrons moving through the circuit."

"The glass of this window is an electrical insulator. An electrical insulator is something that doesnt allow electricity to pass through it easily."

"When the light is turned off, an incomplete circuit is formed. An incomplete circuit means that no electrical current is able to flow."

"The ground out here is a good example of an insulator. An insulator is something that doesn't easily allow heat, electricity, sound, or light to pass through it!"