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•ElectricAnimalsbyNatalieLunis

•ElectricalWizard:HowNikolaTeslaLitUptheWorldbyElizabethRusch

•ExploreElectricity!With25GreatProjectsbyCarmellaVanVleet

•HowDoesaWaterfallBecomeElectricity?byRobertSnedden

•MakingaCircuitbyChrisOxlade

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ElectricityfortheFuture.Eilee

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TacomaPower,which

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Theutilityoperatescampgroundsanddamtoursatmanysites,

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ELECTRICITY

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Keepthissheet.Collectthemall!

Grades 3-5

Idea!Pauseamomentwhilereading,and

lookaroundtheroom.Whatareyouusing

electricityforrightnow?

Tryusingstatictomove

otherthings.Canyouuseyourtr

usty

balloontobendathinstreamof

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Canyoumoveyourhairawayfro

myourhead?

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avingastaticrollerrace!

ACTIVITY

What you need:• Emptysodacan• Blown-upballoon

Try this:1.Placethecanonitssideonatableoranysmoothflatsurface.

Waituntilitstopswobbling.2.Rubtheballoonbackandforthonyourhair,fast.3.Holdtheballoonaboutaninchortwoinfrontofthecan.Whathappens?4.Movetheballoonawayfromthecanveryslowly.Thecanwillfollowyou!5.Trymovingtheballoonintheoppositedirection.Doyouneedtorubtheballoon

onyourheadagain?6.You’veprobablydiscoveredthatstaticelectricityisaforcethatcanmoveobjects!

Canyouthinkofotherwaystomovethesodacanwithouttouchingit?

You’rewelcometokeept

hissheet!

Eveninthemiddleofthewoods,withoutelectricaldevices,allofusexperienceelectricityeveryday.Electricsignalsricochetthroughyourbody’snervoussystem.Lightningstrikesduringalargestorm.And,particularlyinwinter,you’lllikelynoticeanoccasionalshockwhenyoutouchadoorknob.Thislastexampleisstaticelectricity.Inthisexploration,you'llseewhatstaticelectricitycando!

Static Roller

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