Online Discovery Charge

ScienceWiz(R) Charge -- what a shocking experience! Build electrostatic devices that manipulate charge. Generate sparks. Spew a confetti fountain. Propel objects with electrostatics. Spin an electrostatic motor. Ring a Franklin bell.

An exploration of electrical charge is fundamental to understanding science and STEM topics. It should not be skipped. An understanding of charge allows children to actually explain why ice floats; why sugar dissolves in water and oil does not; how water can be piped up from the ground into the tree tops; how some insects can walk on water; and why electrical currents flow. The fields of chemistry, biology, physics and electrical engineering cannot be understood without an understanding of charge. This fully illustrated 40 page book has intrepid builders make 6 electrostatic devices including an electroscope, a Leyden jar, as well as a hair raising Van de Graaff Generator. Once built, children use these devices to do 15 exciting experiments, including generating sparks, spinning an electrostatic motor and spewing a confetti fountain.