Mai Lesson
Dancing Tissue Ghosts
Science · 20 min · Any age · You and your child together
Can you make a ghost dance without touching it? Your child makes tiny tissue ghosts, charges a balloon on their hair, and watches the ghosts rise and wiggle, then discovers the invisible force behind it: static electricity.
What your child gets out of it
- Charge a balloon by rubbing it on hair or wool
- Explain that a charged balloon can pull on things without touching them
- Test one change at a time to make a fair test
What you need
- Balloon
- Tissue paper or a facial tissue
- Child-safe scissors
- Marker
- Tape
- Your hair or a wool sweater
How it runs
- Ghost Workshop · 5 min
- Charge the Balloon · 3 min
- Make Them Dance · 6 min
- Ghost Lab Tests · 4 min
- Explain the Magic · 2 min
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