Why Do We Get Static Shocks?

Why Do We Get Static Shocks? | FREE Questions Kids Ask Science Mini-Study

ZAP! ⚡ What WAS that?!

In this FREE Questions Kids Ask mini-study, we're investigating the tiny science behind static shocks!

Kids will discover what atoms and electric charges have to do with that surprising little zap, how electrons can transfer between materials, why hair sometimes stands on end, why static shocks seem more common in dry air, and what actually happens when you feel a static shock.

Then we're putting the science to work with hands-on static electricity investigations!

⚡ Atoms, electrons & electric charge

🎈 Balloon static experiment

➕ Attraction vs. repulsion

💥 The science behind a static shock

❄️ Why dry air matters

💧 Bend water with static electricity

🧪 Hands-on Static Electricity Lab

✏️ Quick review

6-page digital PDF | Ages 2–9 | FREE