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Invisible Forces

6 Fun Static Electricity Experiments You Can Do At Home!

If you don't have the materials to try experiments, not to worry. The videos below show you all about invisible forces.

Now you have some idea about the invisible force of Static, try this activity. Make your own comic featuring...

"Static KID"

Static Kid's superpowers are creating and discharging strong electrostatic forces. Use this link to see different kinds of comic book panels you can print, or draw on your own. Have fun, you could be the next Dav Pilkey.

Back to Magnets...

Now that you have some ideas where you can find magnets around your home, hopefully you can find one to use. Try the fridge. Collect various objects from around your house, for example: lego block, aluminum foil, clothes pin, bobby pin, coloured pencil, coin, cork, crayon, eraser, hair elastic, key, nail, paper clip, rock, rubber band, ruler, safety pin, scissors, staples, string, toothpick. Anything from around your environment can be used to test for magnetism.

Make a list of items that are magnetic, non-magnetic or both. Or, use a Venn Diagram like the one below to organize your list.