Introduction To Electricity (1948)

Titles. 07:00:30 Boy, David Gregory ,in bedroom putting “plastic” flashlight together at desk. Sister Marilyn enters & shows static caused w/ her comb. CU combing. 07:01:08 Thunderstorm w/ lightning in distance. Scuffs feet to cause spark. Comb picking up paper w/ static. David makes electricity w/ water & baking soda. CU of flashlight battery & checks w/ voltmeter. Shows how flashlight works. Brother & sister talking (MOS). 07:02:54 Visit to electric power station; man writes on blackboard to explain how electricity works. Makes stick drawing to explain scuffing. CU boy agreeing. 07:05:52 Magnet & iron filings on paper or glass forming patterns. Moving wire thru magnetic field to get current. Magneto generator cranked to light bulb. 07:08:39 Large generators, water turbine in dam; electric towers. 07:09:06 Boy & girl at desk doing electrical experiment & making scrapbook of uses of electricity. Pull back to show all the film crew shooting & using electricity for camera, lights, sound, etc. Educational Film; Elementary Science; 1948; School Classroom; Electrical Current; Instructional Films; NOTE: Any one continuous minute sold at per reel rate.