Static Electricity is Electrifying!

5th Graders explored MOVING electrons with our Van de Graaff generator.  A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic generator which uses a moving belt to accumulate an electric charge. The students stood on a plastic crate (insulator) while touching the hollow metal dome (conductor).  This caused their bodies to become negatively charged.  Check out our results!!

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