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Dancing rats, Shaun the Sheep’s Moon mission and what makes poos float!
DRAMATIC STATIC
Investigate shocking science as you float a jellyfish, create lightning in your mouth and become a paper snake charmer!
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Discover the incredible ways that electric eels stun their prey and navigate – zzzap!
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Race around this thunderous game – just try to avoid the lightning!
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Make a static-powered spinning umbrella and a floating boat, then solve some riddles.
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Karen Kosiba is a scientist who chases electric storms as part of her job!
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HOW STUFF WORKS
Find out how LEDs help light up our homes.
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Electric animals! Discover the shocking truth about sharks, echidnas and more…
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