Bzzzzzz... Wegotthe power!

By Carla Angelene Carpio

We may observe electricity in the sky when lightning hits. Ever wonder how electricity is created? When simply turning on a light bulb in your house is more than what the naked eye can see, you will desire to travel in the 1830s to discuss electricity generation with Michael Faraday.

You only need a few basic items, such wires and magnets, together with information, to try and generate electricity on your own and comprehend its history. Will you rise to the occasion and delve deeper into the fascinating world of science?

Faraday’s brilliant mind gave rise to the Manual Electric Generator, which can produce electricity when operated manually. Motion and magnetism play a role in the creation of electricity. For example, moving a magnet back and forth over a wire tied to a closed loop will alter its magnetic field, which will push electrons toward the wire and produce electricity.

Our main source of electricity is generated from fossil eventually they will run out. In Tibag High School, Sir Monsour Balmes teaches students how to generate their own electricity without the use of fossil fuels during his Key Stage 3 demonstration teaching. He introduced the Manual Electric Generator to some THSians and discussed its ability to provide electricity where students can utilize the knowledge they acquired to create their own electricity using generators as such.

Bzzzzzz... The voltage is high! and so is the enthusiasm of humans to be innovative and resourceful. Scientists are still in the midst of discovering potential electricity sources and improving current electricity sources to achieve an equilibrium in the environment and as well as in the lives of humans. The secret to discovering a new source of energy that will enable our civilization to flourish in the most effective manner may lie in disseminating information that will mold the brains of future scientists to create new inventions. Indeed, Science is knowledge and knowledge is our power!