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Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Build an electroscope, a simple device that measures static electricity, or the freely flowing electrical charges of the atmosphere!

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Does your child know that salt water conducts electricity? This simple experiment will show how salt water acts as a conductor to electrical currents.

Explore concepts in current and coltage with these Van de Graaff generator experiments.

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

Discover the force of water! This article provides step-by-step instructions for creating your own science experiment.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Get a cool and easy science fair project idea which helps high school students in understanding concepts behind the working of a microphone.