The Sticky Balloon Trick! Physics for Kids

The video demonstrates a balloon sticking to a wall using static electricity, explaining that it's not magic but science. It introduces the concept of opposites, positive and negative, and how they attract each other, similar to magnets. The video further explains that everything is made of tiny particles, some positive and some negative, and how rubbing a balloon on a shirt transfers negative particles to the balloon, creating static electricity. This causes the balloon to stick to the wall due to the attraction between the negative particles on the balloon and the positive particles on the wall. The video concludes with examples of static electricity in everyday life.

What causes the balloon to stick to the wall in the trick shown?

• Magic

• Static electricity

• Glue

• Magnets

What are the two new opposites introduced in the video?

• Day and Night

• Positive and Negative

• Hot and Cold

• Light and Dark

How do positive and negative particles interact with each other?

• They repel each other

• They attract each other

• They ignore each other

• They combine to form new particles

What happens to the balloon when it is rubbed on the shirt?

• It becomes heavier

• It gains extra negative particles

• It gains extra positive particles

• It loses all its particles

Which of the following is an example of static electricity in everyday life?

• A magnet sticking to a fridge

• A balloon floating in the air

• Hair standing up after removing a sweater

• Water boiling on a stove