Science class teaches kids about protons, neutrons, and electrons. Discovery Lab is taking that learning a step further by using a Van de Graaff electrostatic generator to demonstrate how these ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - This episode is about lightning. We will use a balloon and a CFL lightbulb to explore static electricity. Static electricity is the movement of electrons between two objects, just ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — Looking for a fun activity to do at home with your kids? This science experiment is fun for all times of the year, but it's a great way to teach summer safety outdoors! Weather ...

Most Americans are familiar with the story of Benjamin Franklin and his famous 18th-century experiment in which he attached a metal key to a kite during a thunderstorm to see if the lightning would ...

Chronic curiosity led Benjamin Franklin to fly a kite into a thunderstorm-he got a mild shock and proof that lightning is electrical. A year later, a Russian professor tried the experiment and was ...

A flash of lightning. A thundering boom. And then a curious light floating through the air, illuminating the dark room, and bouncing off surfaces. “I was so terrified, I hid under my blanket,” says ...