Ever used a comb to pick up a piece of paper? Its easy to do if you rub the plastic comb on a piece of silk cloth. This little science project deals with making static electricity The charge of most materials is neutral till you rub them up against another material which may cause them to gain or lose a couple of electrons affecting the charge on the material.

So what are the different materials with which you can make static electricity? Any number of them to be certain, but here are a few that are easily found around the house. So you can collect them and get set making static electricity.

These materials include – your hand, glass, your hair, nylon, wool, fur, silk, paper, cotton, hard rubber, polyester, polyvinylchloride and plastic. This list of materials also makes up what is called the triboelectric series. If two materials on this list are rubber together the one listed first is likely to give up an electron and get positively charged.

So if you want to get started on a set of science projects dealing with static electricity just collect stuff made out of these materials listed above and you can be on your way. Most of it can be found easily at home and your parents will be happy to let you use it.