Electricity

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Power can be generated from renewable sources such as sun, wind, water, geothermal and biofuels. Learn more from these resources covering circuits, power generation and stations, experiments, conductors, insulators, uses and safety. SCIS no. 1819477

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Exploring solar power

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Electric math

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Keep safe

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Science and art

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How electricity works

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Electricity in nature

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Circuit workbench

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Six-foot electric eel

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Hydropower 101

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Electricity

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Geothermal energy

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Electricity for kids

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Electric circuits

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Electricity

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Image: Radio, Cromwell brand

Radio, Cromwell brand

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Image: Electric tram, Roslyn Dunedin

Electric tram

Electric tram, Roslyn Dunedin

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Electrical circuit diagram

Electrical circuit diagram

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Electric shock

ELECTRIC SHOCK (Evening Post, 27 September 1937)

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Image: Interior of Lake Coleridge power station

Lake Coleridge power station

Interior of Lake Coleridge power station

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Image: Inventor, Frank Cresswell - Photograph taken by Greg King

Inventor, Frank Cresswell

Inventor, Frank Cresswell - Photograph taken by Greg King

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Electric lighting at Reefton

ELECTRIC LIGHTING AT REEFTON. (Otago Witness, 10 August 1888)

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Image: Wairakei Geo-thermal Power Station

Wairakei Geothermal power station

Wairakei Geo-thermal Power Station

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Image: Huntly Power Station

Huntly Power Station

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Image: Electricity power station

Electric power station

Electricity power station

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Image: Solar-power panel, Antarctica

Solar-power panel, Antarctica

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Brooklyn wind turbine

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Clyde dam

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Electronics factory

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The Slipper bath

The slipper bath

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Image: Underground power lines

Underground power lines

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Image: Electric train

Electric train

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Image: Electric fence

The electric fence

Electric fence

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Image: CURIOUS APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICITY. (Mataura Ensign 4-7-1905)

Curious application of electricity

CURIOUS APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICITY. (Mataura Ensign 4-7-1905)

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Image: ELECTRIC SHOCKS. (Taranaki Daily News 7-5-1914)

Electric shocks

ELECTRIC SHOCKS. (Taranaki Daily News 7-5-1914)

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Image: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Auckland Power Fails. 6 October 2014

Auckland power fails

Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Auckland Power Fails. 6 October 2014

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Transmission project commissioned

Transmission project commissioned by PM

Radio New Zealand

Image: Castle Point Lighthouse, 1911 plan

Castle Point lighthouse plan

Castle Point Lighthouse, 1911 plan

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Early TV studios

TV studios

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Solar energy

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Lightning explained

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Photovoltaic roofs

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Using electricity

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Electricity for kids

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Borrower

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Nikoli Tesla

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Electricity

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Wind and solar power

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Hydroelectricity

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