Description of a simple experiment. Made for theTwinning project "Science is fun if I share what I've learned".

1. EXPERIMENT: STATIC POWER
Materials:
- Sugar
- Pen
- Salt
- Piece of wool
- Pepper
- Small plate

2. Procedure:
1. Stroke the pen with wool to give it an electric charge

3. 2. Put small amounts of sugar, salt and pepper on a plate. Do not mix
them together. Beginning a few inches above the plate, move the pen
close to the particles. Observe to see if one type of particle reacts
before the others.
3. Record your observations.

4. 4. Repeat the experiment with salt, sugar and pepper mixed together.

5. Conclusion:
1. Are the particles attracted to the pen at different heights above the
plate?
Yes, they are; I observed the
attraction between the salt and
the pen began to greater
heights than observed with
sugar.
2. Can you separate a mixture of salt, sugar and pepper using static
electricity?
Yes, I can, because the particles was attracted by the pen at different
heights.