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 ...

There’s a shocking lack of understanding of the physics underlying this commonplace phenomenon, but researchers are on the ...

A strictly esque large metal ball with a handle that you turn to generate static electricity. Pop your hands on the ball, and ...

Mrs. Schwartz’s fourth-grade class joined Mr. O’Brien in the Shelter Rock science lab to explore static electricity, proving to be a hair-raising experience for the students. The students learned that ...

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 ...

Rub two identical pieces of glass together and something strange happens. One picks up a positive charge. The other goes ...

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 ...

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 ...

When microscopic particles of sand, ash, or dust collide in the air, they often exchange a tiny electrical charge. This tiny ...

Sebastian Deffner is affiliated with the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Static electricity is a ubiquitous part of everyday life. It’s all around us, ...

Zapping someone with your finger is sure to elicit a lot of laughs when you’re 11, but static electricity is one of those things that loses its magic with age. After all, it’s the bane of good hair ...