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Latent Prints
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In this activity, learners examine fingerprints. Learners leave a hidden print on a surface and then make their own print detecting powder from graphite (found in pencils).

Cleaning Air with Balloons
Learners observe a simple balloon model of an electrostatic precipitator. These devices are used for pollutant recovery in cleaning industrial air pollution.

Static Cling
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In this activity, learners investigate static electricity using everyday objects at four different stations.

Jumping Beans
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In this physics activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will explore the concept of static electricity.

Electroscope
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In this activity about electricity, learners suspend pieces of tape from a straw to construct an electroscope, a device that detects an electrical charge.

Dancing Cereal
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In this quick activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Body Electricity Activity), learners will observe how dry breakfast cereal appears to dance when it gets close to a balloon charged with static