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Build a Franklin bells device for detecting high voltage lightning storms
In 1752 Benjamin Franklin made a device he called Franklin's bells for detecting approaching lightning storms. He did this...
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Remove static charges in clothing by grounding them
The function of an 'earth wire' is to provide a low resistance path so that a high voltage current...
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Make your own homemade electroscope
An 'electroscope' is a scientific instrument that is used to detect the presence and magnitude of electric charge or...
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Demonstrate the unseen static electricity emanating from a TV set
This science project will detect and demonstrate the presence of the unseen static electricity field that emanates from a...
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Make an electro-static flower to demonstrate how similar charges repel
The rule for static electricity is that different (opposite) charges attracts, while the same (equal) charges repel one another....
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More attraction & repulsion with static electricity
Did you know you can make silver foil balls dance about to the rhythm of a CD track….Well not...
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Make static electricity using a Van de Graaff generator
A 'Van de Graaff' generator is an electrostatic generator often found in school science classrooms. With this device, a...
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Fill a nylon stocking with nothing but static electricity
The rule for static electricity is that different (opposite) charges attracts, while the same (equal) charges repel one another....
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More attraction & repulsion with static electricity
The rule for static electricity is that different (opposite) charges attracts, while the same (equal) charges repel one another....
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Attraction & repulsion with static electricity
Did you ever think it would be possible to bend water? It might sound very unlikely, but in fact...
