Conductors and Insulators

An insulator is a material that doesn't let electricity pass through.

Examples of an insulator are: plastic, wood, rubber or glass.

Wires are covered in plastic because they don't let electricity pass through them.

If wires didn't have plastic on them you would get an electric shock.

Conductors

A conductor is a material that lets electricity easily pass through.

An example of electrical conductors are metals such as copper, iron and steel.

A game console is connected to a socket through a plug.

Insulators