Wednesday in science class we used a Van der Graff generator. A Van der Graff generator is a generator the uses a belt to create friction which makes static electricity. I learned that you can use static electricity sorta like a magnet in the way that it attracts metal flacks to you when touching the Van der Graff generator. The part i liked the most was when we used the generator to attract the confetti to the hand of one of the students that was really cool. I think the activity is important because its important to know how static electricity works not only for education but also for safety for example when your older something in your house could have been building up a charge and someone could touch it and get shocked or you could notice what is going and de-charge it.