If you’re looking for something fun and educational to do with your kids at home, consider this balloon experiment to help teach your them about static electricity. This experiment can allow you to ...

Beth Harris, a Raleigh mom of two, long-time science educator and creator of Fort Kits for Kids, is back with another easy experiment you can do at home with your kids. Beth Harris, a Raleigh mom of ...

one of my favorite things to do with balloon is to rub it on my wife's hair because it makes the hair stick to the balloon isn't that pretty cool why does it happen and now if I bring the balloon ...

The differences between conductors and insulators are described. Introduction to Static Electricity: The differences between conductors and insulators are described. Students learn how a static charge ...

Static electricity often just seems like an everyday annoyance when a wool sweater crackles as you pull it off, or when a doorknob delivers an unexpected zap. Regardless, the phenomenon is much more ...

Sometimes when you touch something metal, you can get a little electric shock, even if it’s not connected to a power source. And it’s all because of static electricity. Static electricity is a build ...

For many of us, static electricity is one of the earliest encounters we have with electromagnetism, and it's a staple of high school physics. Typically, it's explained as a product of electrons ...

Rub a balloon on your hair and the balloon typically picks up a negative electric charge, while your hair goes positive. But a new study shows that the charge an object picks up can depend on its ...

Static electricity can be a nuisance or even a danger. The energy that makes your hair to stand on end can also damage electronics and cause explosions. However, properly controlled and manipulated, ...

Sometimes when you touch something metal, you can get a little electric shock, even if it’s not connected to a power source. And it’s all because of static electricity. Static electricity is a build ...