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Hair-raising Science (Static Electricity)
Have you ever walked across a carpet and gotten a shock when you touched a doorknob?

Physics in the sink: Dancing water
Wield the power of static electricity in this experiment to try at home.

Interactive simulations
These fantastic flash simulations have got all areas covered, from static electricity to projectile motion.

Electric Seasoning - Marvin and Milo
A Marvin and Milo activity about static electricity. All you need is a balloon, jumper, salt and pepper.

Battling Space Junk With a Tractor Beam of Static Electricity
An idea on how to clean up the increasing amounts of space junk by charging objects with electrons.

On a roll - Marvin and Milo
A Marvin and Milo activity about static electricity. All you need is a balloon and an empty pop can.

Light fantastic - Marvin and Milo
A Marvin and Milo activity about static electricity. All you need is a party balloon and an energy saving light bulb.

Quiche lightning - Marvin and Milo
A Marvin and Milo activity about static electricity. All you need is a piece of polystyrene, drawing pin, clean foil quiche tin, pencil with a rubber end and woollen glove.

Electric dill - Marvin and Milo
A Marvin and Milo activity about static electricity. All you need is a saucer, vegetable oil, dried dill and a balloon.

How Van de Graaff Generators Work
A good description of static electricity and how Van de Graaff Generators work. Including how to make your own. From HowStuffWorks.com.