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Science Fair Projects Kids Will Enjoy Part One – Static Electricity

All kids love the fun you can have with static electricity. This is why this is one of our science fair projects kids will really enjoy doing. This is a series of short experiments showing static electricity in action. The kids will be able to do most of it alone and all the supplies are readily available.

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Here are our science fair projects kids will enjoy:

Remember, for all science fair projects you have to make notes of everything you do, why you do it, what you are trying to prove or demonstrate and your conclusion. It is always a good idea to take photos for your exhibition.

The case of the clinging balloons:

What you will need:

• A few balloons
• A woolly sweater

This is what you have to do:

1. Blow up your balloons and tie them securely
2. Rub the balloons against your sweater for a few minutes
3. Now press them against the ceiling
4. What happens?
5. What did you do when you rubbed the balloons against your sweater?
6. How does that make the balloons cling to the ceiling?
7. Make note of how long they stay there
8. Do you think there are factors that can make them fall down sooner or hang there for a longer period?
9. Try boiling a kettle in the room and see what happens (let an adult help here!)

By rubbing the balloons against your sweater you are charging the balloons with electricity. How? They absorb small particles called electrons, which are negative electrical particles, from the sweater.

Because objects that are electrically charged draws objects that are not electrically charged, the balloons “stick” to the ceiling until they are no longer electrically charged.

Normally the balloons will stay there for a long time as the ceiling is a very weak conductor and the electrons flow very slowly through the ceiling because a room is normally very dry. If you room is a little more humid, it will take longer. It may be a good idea to do two experiments, one in dry air and one in humidity and see if your results differ.

This is the first of our short series of science fair projects kids will enjoy. Look our for our nest post as doing all these experiments as one will probably be the best way of doing a thorough science fair project.

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