We've all had the experience: you're walking across a soft carpet, you reach for the doorknob and - ZAP. But what causes this trademark jolt of static electricity? Anuradha Bhagwat sheds light on the phenomenon by examining the nature of...

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This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors...

This video is a review of the topics covered in the Electricity series. In this video, we explore the fundamentals of electricity, including the concept of electric charge and how charged objects interact with each other. We also discuss...

This video explains the science behind lightning and its dangers. It discusses how charges build up in storm clouds, leading to an electrical discharge between the cloud and the ground. This video is part of the 9-part series, Electricity.

Have you ever seen static electricity cause a spark of light? What is that spark? What about lightning, the Northern Lights, or the tail of a comet? All of those things and many others _ in fact, 99.9% of the universe -- are made of...

This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors...

Create "lightning" in your living room! Make giant sparks by building up static charge on a homemade 2-plate capacitor, and discharging through a grounded rod. Watch as my friend Ashley agrees to touch the charged-up capacitor. How is it...

Whether it's a faulty appliance or a bolt of lightning, an electric shock can be fatal. How can we avoid electric shocks? Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. If humans become part of an electric circuit they will...

Electricity makes our lives easier every day. We use electricity in our work and play. Because electricity is virtually unseen, it is often difficult to understand just where it comes from and how it works. By watching the video and...

In this video Paul Andersen introduces electric charge. Electric charge has been studies by humans and was generalized by scientists such as Benjamin Franklin. The amount of charge in a system is conserved but individual charges can move...

This video is a quiz over the topics covered in the Electricity series. In this series, we explore the fundamentals of electricity, including the concept of electric charge and how charged objects interact with each other. We also...

Dr. Forrester defines the terms current, electricity, and static electricity by recognizing that electricity is a physical science that is important in daily life. She also compares and contrasts the properties of current electricity and...

Have you ever wondered what makes thunder and lightning? It turns out that lightning is a form of static electricity created when particles in the clouds rub together and creates a charge which discharges (or releases) as lightning. Come...

There’s all sorts of weather out there, so Squeaks and Mister Brown are playing a game show where they will learn all about the different types!

New ReviewMore Van de Graaff generator fun!

Hank reaches the fourth and final of the four fundamental interactions in physics: electromagnetism. In this part, he teaches us about the electrostatic force, which builds up a charge in an object and can travel in the form of an...

Thunder is not something you normally associate with a winter storm. However, if the conditions are right, you might experience thundersnow.

Bailey learns the way in which weather affects people all over the world. Through his adventure, he comes to understand how weather affects the clothes we wear, our homes as well as the animals and land all around us.