Know your parts

Current the flow of electricity in a conductor.

electricity the movement of electrons between points such as lightning and magnets

electromagnet a magnet in which an iron or steel core is magnetized by the electric current in the coil of insulated wire wound around it.

electron a negatively charged particle that exists or outside the nucleus of an atom.

force active power, energy, or physical strength.

magnet an object that attracts iron and some other materials by virtue of a natural or induced force field surrounding it.

attract to cause to come near, as by some special quality or action.

battery a device that generates electricity by means of chemical reactions.

repel to drive away or force backwards.

circuit an Arrangement of electronic elements, including conductors, resistors, and the like, through which electric current moves.

compass an instrument for determining direction, esp. one with a horizontal magnetic needle that rotates freely until it points to the magnetic north.