Find Out Shocking Details for Electrical Science Fair Projects

Did Ben Franklin really fly a kite in an electrical storm? Have you ever wondered how computers work? Why does your hair stand up when you rub it with a balloon? How do the power companies make electricity? These questions and more can be studied when you implement an electrical science fair project.

Often when we think of electricity, we visualize the plug and wire coming out of our wall socket. But, what about static electricity? This occurs in everyday life without really understanding how it occurs. Have you ever rubbed your feet across a carpet and then the next thing you touch causes a shock that can actually hurt sometimes. Well, there is a scientific reason behind this. When objects rub against each other imbalances in electrons occur. Discover ways to create static electricity and unleash its power by implementing an electrical science fair project on static electricity.

Houses today are very reliant on electricity. How is electricity generated and how does it get to our houses? There are many different ways the power companies use to produce electricity, but in order to conserve our natural resources many power companies are studying ways to produce electricity with renewable sources such as water (hydroelectricity), the sun (solar energy) and wind. So, if generating electricity is something that interests you there are wind kits and solar kits available to help investigate these renewable energy science fair projects. Listed below are just a few electrical science fair project ideas you could implement:

Discover how the angle of the Sun's rays affect solar electricty generation.

If you like magnets, you could study the relationship of magnetic fields and electricity.

Generate enough static electricity to create sparks or build an electroscope to find the presence of static electricity.

Build an electric generator or a motor from soda bottles.

Discover how power companies make electricty from water.

What would people do today without their computers and all of their electronics? Whether it is our cell phone or our MP3 player, the basis of all of these electronics that we so rely on is the circuit board. Broken down even further a circuit board is built from an electrical circuit. A simple electric circuit is a closed loop with a power source and some sort of resistance. The loop has to be closed to demonstrate the flow of electrons. Which brings up an interesting point. Did you know this is how computers communicate? In computer science they study "bits". A bit is defined as either a 1 or 0, but technically this is really an electrical circuit which is either opened or closed when the pulse is sent. There are many circuit science fair projects for kids of all ages. An easy project for middle school science would include a battery and a light bulb. More complex circuits for high school projects would include a switch to open and close the electrical loop.

Watt are you waiting for! There are endless possibilities for electrical science fair projects. Whether you want to investigate electricity experiments and how electricity is generated or a physics science fair project and study how electricity travels.