| Everyone knows it's dangerous to play with | | | | times through your hair. |
| electricity. If a strong enough electrical current runs | | | | 3.Bring the comb close to the paper dots. If you |
| through your body, it can overpower the electrical | | | | brushed your hair enough, the dots should dance! |
| messages your body sends to your brain, or even | | | | What's Happening? |
| stop your heart! Fortunately, kids science has some | | | | Everything in the world, including your hair, is made up |
| easy elementary science experiments you can do | | | | of tiny particles called atoms. An atom is made up of |
| that are safe to try at home. | | | | a hard clump of positive (+) protons, surrounded by |
| Experiment 1: Dancing dots | | | | whizzing negative (-) electrons. There are usually the |
| 1.Tear up a few pieces of paper (tissue paper works | | | | same number of protons and electrons in an atom, |
| best) into little dots and spread them out in a pile. | | | | so they cancel each other out. |
| 2.Wet a plastic comb or brush and run it several | | | | |