Finding Stuff Out

Electricity (1x7)

: 02, 2012

The Big Question: “Why does my hair stick to my chair?” Description: A physicist visits Harrison to explain how electricity is generated, and teaches us how it can be conserved. Viewers can take part in a fun experiment to see electricity at work in their own bodies. My Great Challenge: Kids race to complete a circuit! But before they can do anything they must find a way to transfer power over a short distance, from a battery to a light bulb, by determining what materials conduct electricity. In the Field: Harrison goes to the Sea Aquarium to visit a marine expert and some willing aquatic life to explore why electric eels don’t electrocute themselves and how sharks can detect our presence because of electricity!