Static Electricity

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That shock you sometimes feel when you touch a door knob is static electricity.

• Can you believe that shock you feel is the same thing that occurs when lighting strikes?

Static electricity is also what causes your hair to stand when you take off a hat in the winter.

• What makes static electricity, and why can you sometimes feel and see it?

Watch the TEDEd The science of static electricity - Anuradha Bhagwat video clip to find out:

Continue investigating static electricity by visiting StudyJam!'s page titled Electricity. On StudyJam!'s page, just click the green PLAY VIDEO button for right now. You will test yourself later in the lesson.

After you have watched the videos, re-read the questions from the beginning of the lesson.

Think about a time when you felt a shock when you touched a door knob or noticed your hair standing during the winter. Use one of these examples to explain to how static electricity is created.

Think of examples of static electricity besides the ones that have already been mentioned.

• Have you created static electricity today?