electrostatics

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electrostatics

Experiments with electricity

2022
How does an electrical circuit work? What?s a conductor? Where does static electricity come from? The answers to these questions and more are waiting for readers to discover in this engaging and educational guide to electricity.

Fun with static electricity

Mira and her dog Popo were bored. Mira decided to look in her big sister's room. She touched the doorknob. Zap! Flash! Mira got a big shock. How did the doorknob make her hand tingle?.

Static electricity

2005
Defines what static electricity is and what electrons are. Also answers some questions about lightning. Includes comedy, interviews with scientists, and hands-on experiments.

Simple attractions

1995
A collection of experiments about static cling and magnetism, using such items as a balloon, newspaper, and steel nail.
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