Session 1: How is lightning created, and why does your hair stick up?

The camp leader:

• Demonstrates 'lightning bolts' using a Van der Graaff generator, creating a captivating start to the camp with sparks flying.
• Conducts a hair-raising demonstration of the electroscope, where camp members witness the magical movement of foil ends.

During the introduction, camp members enjoy the following magical experiences:

• Creating charged patterns with the plasma ball.
• Experiencing hair-raising moments using charged plastic combs.
• Lifting pieces of foil with their charged combs.
• Playfully sticking balloons to themselves and others by charging them.

Session 2: The Electric Clown

How can you make the clown’s nose light up, and his bow tie spin?

The camp leader:

• Create various electrical circuits to make a clown with a glowing nose and a spinning bow tie.
• Receive a clown's face attached to a plastic board, a bulb, a bulb holder, a motor, a battery, a battery holder, and wires.
• Build two electrical circuits, one to light up the nose and the other to spin the bow tie.

Session 3: Electric Matching Pairs

How can you determine if the answer is correct?

During this activity, camp members will build a familiar board game. To do this, they will:

• Create matching pairs, such as questions and answers or pictures and words.
• Ensure that the matching pairs are not positioned opposite each other on the board.
• Insert a split pin through the board next to each word or picture.
• Connect a wire from the word pin to the matching picture pin behind the board, concealing it from view.
• Construct a circuit using a battery, bulb, and wires. When the unattached ends of the circuit are touched against matching pair pins on the board, the two pairs will form a complete circuit, causing the bulb to light up. If an incorrect match is made, the bulb will not light up.

Session 4: Electric Steady Hand Game

How steady are your hands?

During this activity, camp members will design and create a game to test hand control. The process involves:

• Bending a length of steel wire into an intricate, looping shape.
• Attaching the loop to a platform made from future board to provide support.
• Connecting one end of the loop to a battery using a wire and crocodile clip.
• Attaching another wire to a buzzer, which is then connected to the other terminal of the battery.
• Fixing a curved, insulated handle made from steel wire to the second wire of the buzzer.