Static

Electricity
Static electricity

Static
Static electricity is the build-up of
Electricity
electrical
charge in an object.
Sometimes static electricity can
suddenly discharge, like when a bolt of
lightning flashes through the sky. Other
times, static electricity can cause
objects to cling to each other, like
socks fresh out of the dryer. The
static cling is an attraction between
two objects with different charges,

Lets review and talk about charges using

magnets.
What happens when you put two
magnets with the same charge (either
+/+ or -/-)?

OR

Lets review and talk about charges using

magnets.
What happens when you put two
magnets with the same charge (either
+/+ or -/-)?

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Lets review and talk about charges using

magnets.
What happens when you put two
magnets with different charges (+/-)?

Lets review and talk about charges using

magnets.
What happens when you put two
magnets with different charges (+/-)?

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Lets Make Some Electricity!

You can create static electricity by
rubbing one object against another
object. This is because the rubbing
releases negative charges, called
electrons, from one object and gives
them to another object which builds up
to produce a static charge.

Static Electricity
Activity

First, take two

balloons and rub them
one by one on the
woolen fabric.
Then try moving the
balloons together.

Do they attract or
repel?

Do they attract or
repel?

Now rub the

balloon on your
hair.

What happened?
Did
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k
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pup
?

Lastly, rub the balloon

on your hair again.
Then, hold the balloon
near the aluminum
can.
What happens?

Lastly, rub the balloon

on your hair again.
Then, hold the balloon
near the aluminum
can.
What happens?

REVIEW

Static electricity

REPELED

Same

REVIEW
Static
- electricity
+

ATTRACTED
Different

REVIEW
Static electricity

+
ATTRACTED
Different