In this elementary science activity, students will experiment with static electricity using balloons. After investigating how balloons attract and repel various objects, students will watch a simulation of static electricity to help gain an understanding of the movement of the charged protons and electrons. Finally, students will observe how static electricity can create a spark of "lightning".

Concepts

charged particles, electrons, protons, static electricity

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Additional Tags

attract, repel, investigating static electricity: creating lightning on a much smaller scale, static

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)