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Van de Graaff generator - a hair raising repair

A Hair Raising Repair!

When Rachel from Fun Science came into the Share and Repair shop to get their Van de Graaff generator repaired, it turned out to be a hair raising repair!

Van de Graaff generator - a hair raising repair

Sam from Fun Science said, ‘The Van De Graaff generator is an incredibly cool machine that creates static electricity, this therefore means it can make mini lightning sparks, electric shocks and best of all, makes your hair stand on end!

When we took it to the repair shop, it wasn’t doing any of these exciting things and we thought we had to give up on them, but thanks to the repair shop, we are now able to use these machines again.”

If you would like to get your hands on this generator and make your hair stand on end too, why not check out Fun Science! They are all about making science fun, hands-on and exciting for children. They run holiday clubs, after school clubs and parties, so if your child loves science, head to their website fun-science.org.uk for more information!

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