A park slide + cute Little Mister = Bad hair day
The Science behind the play:
Everything we see is made up of tiny little parts called
atoms. The atoms are made of even smaller parts. These are called
protons, electrons and neutrons. They are very different from each
other in many ways. One way they are different is their "charge."
Protons have a positive (+) charge. Electrons have a negative (-)
charge. Neutrons have no charge.
Usually, atoms have the same number of electrons and protons. Then the
atom has no charge, it is "neutral." But if you rub things together,
electrons can move from one atom to another. Some atoms get extra
electrons. They have a negative charge. Other atoms lose electrons.
They have a positive charge. When charges are separated like this, it is
called static electricity.
If two things have different charges, they attract, or pull towards each
other. If two things have the same charge, they repel, or push away
from each other.
So, sliding on the slide caused a positive
charge to be built up on each hair. Since each hair has the same charge,
they all try to push away from each other and end up standing up
straight.
So love the connection to the play. Talk about a "teachable moment"! I'm embarrassed to admit, though, that you just gave ME a science lesson too!
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