Stay Safe Around Electricity

Don’t Mix Electricity and Water

Water conducts electricity. When insulators get wet, they can be dangerous.

Directions: 1. Find 3 electrical hazards on this page and circle them. 2. Look around your classroom or home and find places where water and electricity are near each other. List them here:

3. Talk with an adult or a classmate about how to keep electricity and water apart. 4. BONUS: Why is it dangerous to squirt water at power lines?

(See p. 16 for answers.)

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