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Static Electricity
A starter/revision guide to static electricity aimed at UK GCSE level. Includes animated diagrams.
Static Electricity Page
This is a links page to articles and other sites concerned with Static Electricity
Static UFO - Marvin and Milo
A Marvin and Milo activity about static electricity. All you need is a balloon and very thin strands of tinsel about 15cm long.
Activities to explore Static Electricity
Practical activities to introduce electrostatics and to make links with current electricity. Some could be used by younger children as an introduction, older pupils can develop concepts.
Static spinning straw - Marvin and Milo
A Marvin and Milo activity about static electricity. All you need is a drinking straw, plastic bottle cap and a jumper.
IPPEX Interactive Electricity and Magnetism
Animated tutorial on basic electricity and magnetism including static charge, moving charge, voltage, resistance, and current. Requires flash.
Physics in the sink: Dancing water
Wield the power of static electricity in this experiment to try at home.