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children with a practical, entertaining explanation of the operating
conditions of an electric circuit and introduces rules of safety
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Session: 90 minutes
Single rate: 6€
On sale at the Cité ticket desks, within the limit
of the number of places available, or by advance booking
on the Internet*,
or call 0892 69 70 72**
Advance booking is recommended during winter and spring school
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| Children can participate in an activity 45 minutes after the start
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* On-line booking charge: 1.60 €
** 0.34 € / min.
Booking charge: 1.60 € per ticket |
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| What's behind the socket?
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The child explores a
humorous presentation of what is going on behind the socket.
The game consists of pulling on a cable and, as if hauling in
a catch, dragging out a succession of cables, transformers and
pylons, until a power station finally emerges.
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The electric house
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The children can discover
an electric circuit and its operation in a house reproduced
on their scale. They can switch different electrical apparatuses
on and off, see their consumption and discover the structure
and operation of the domestic electric circuit. |
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| The little theatre of
inventions |
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The children enter a
little theatre where Electra, a fabulous character, acts as
their guide. Following the model of the Advent, the show tells
the story of electricity and introduces its inventors - Galvani,
Bell, Volta, Edison, etc. - using familiar objects such as the
light bulb, the battery and the telephone. |
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| For the current to flow |
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Experiments to introduce
the physical principles of electric current and reveal the conditions
in which electric circuits operate, as well as the main effects
of current. |
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| The giant light bulb |
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Looking at a giant light
bulb, the children see the main parts that make it up (base,
filament, etc.) and observe the electrical connections between
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| The human battery |
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The child produces a
tiny electric current by playing the part of the electrolyte.
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Electricity
•The
sun box"
