Static Cling Jacks
Have fun with Static Electricity in this "charged" game!

Materials

• Paper
• Plastic comb
• Cloth (wool, polyester, or nylon)

Procedure

1. Tear a sheet of thin paper into small pieces
2. Rub a comb with a cloth to give it a charge
3. Hold the comb near the pieces of paper, and watch as they cling to the comb.
4. Play a version of the game jacks called Static Cling jacks with a friend of by yourself.
5. Put the pieces of paper in a pile.
6. Rub the comb a little so that it picks up a single piece of paper
7. Rub the comb a little more so it picks up exactly 2 pieces of paper
8. Then try for 3 pieces of paper
9. Keep going until you pick up more or less than the correct number.
10. When it is your turn, you start with 1 piece of paper again.
11. Can you work your way up to 8 pieces of paper?

Source: 1001 Ways to Explore Science & Nature