kiwi kids news current events-how to power a light bulb with a balloon

Current Events Date:______ WALT: recall and summarise information from a text.

THREE Headlines that took my interest:

1Swiss Army battles bed bugs

2 How to Power a Lightbulb with a Balloon

3 Scientists prove '5 second rule' works

Chosen article - title and author: How to power a lightbulb with a balloon

THINKING QUESTIONS

1 Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future. This was discovered quite a while ago and I think people are going to discover other things that can be powered with static electricity.

2 Explain in your own words why this event took place. This event took place because energy  saving light bulbs use power similar to static electricity.

3 Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article: Fluorescent = giving off electromagnetic radiation (especially in the form of light); bright, glowing (of colors). Typically =  in a characteristic manner Static. motionless, stationary; unchanging; of or pertaining to static electricity; acting by weight alone (Physic) Static =  motionless, stationary; unchanging; of or pertaining to static electricity; acting by weight alone (

4  In your own words describe what happened in this news article. It was discovered that fluorescent/energy saving light bulbs could be powered by static electricity.