NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR CLASSROOM - Static Electricity
During Week 20 in the National Day Calendar Classroom, we take a look at how static electricity affects our lives. National Static Electricity Day dedicates an entire day in January because it's excellent time to study and produce static electricity.
Try one or all the experiments in the video below. Also, visit the archive, print the word search and crossword puzzles.
Lesson 1 - National Static Electricity Day
You will need the following items to complete every experiment in the video to the right. Give these simple static electricity experiments a try.
2 styrofoam plates
cloth
aluminum can
PVC pipe or conduit
tape
thread
toothpick or matchstick
beaker or glass container with a lid
bubbles straw
wooden blocks
styrofoam balls
aluminum foil
small box
plate glass
styrofoam cup
balloons
length of wire
plastic bags
Which item in each experiment is the conductor and which is the insulator?