Episode of Series “Introduction to physical science”.
This film is an introduction to the principles of electricity. Laboratory experiments and animated drawings illustrate the chemical, magnetic and heat effects of electric current. Scenes include such things as copperplating, and the flow of electrons within the filament of an incandescent bulb.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
504751
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Electric lamps, incandescent
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electric lamps, incandescent
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electrical currents
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electricity
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electrons
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Physics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)