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Static Electricity
A starter/revision guide to static electricity aimed at UK GCSE level. Includes animated diagrams.
What is static electricity?
Short illustrated description of the phenomena of static electricity.
Static Electricity Page
This is a links page to articles and other sites concerned with Static Electricity
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.
IPPEX Interactive Electricity and Magnetism
Animated tutorial on basic electricity and magnetism including static charge, moving charge, voltage, resistance, and current. Requires flash.
Static electricity
A very useful site with numerous links on all aspects of electrostatics.
Super sparker
Make your own static electricity sparks with this fun experiment to try at home.
All Charged up
A three page pdf document, including the background to the electroscope and static electricity
Physics in the sink: Dancing water
Wield the power of static electricity in this experiment to try at home.
Hair-raising Science (Static Electricity)
Have you ever walked across a carpet and gotten a shock when you touched a doorknob?



