Dancing Paper

One of the easiest science projects to do involves static electricity. The one that we will do here is a good activity for any parent to do with a pre school child. It is an activity that is safe and easy to conduct. Only trouble is that the kids love it so much that they want to do it all the time. And that can be pretty challenging for the parent.

Any how let’s see what we need to set up this fun science experiment. A lump of clay, a pencil, a string, a small piece of paper, a silk cloth, a cotton cloth and a comb. Now make a ball out of the lump of clay and stick the pencil into it so that it is slightly slanted but stays standing up. Now from the top end of the pencil tie the string and let it fall loose.

On the other end of the string fix a small piece of paper. the paper attached to the string should be able to move freely without hitting the pencil stem. Now take the comb and run it on the silk cloth for about thirty seconds. Now bring the comb close to the piece of paper. It will start dancing.

This action is caused due to static electricity. Now repeat the process but this time use the cotton cloth. Does the paper dance? Perhaps not as much as it did with the silk cloth. Use other materials you have and see how the paper reacts in this science project.