Metal Pan Lightning

• 1). Tape a plastic sheet to a clean table top. Put on a pair of rubber gloves and darken the room. The darker the room, the easier it will be to see the tiny lightning sparks that you will create.
  
  
• 2). Hold the pan handle and rub it quickly back and forth on the plastic to create friction. According to Eduscience's Electricity Kit, plastic can hold a static electric charge. Do not touch the metal part of the pan.
  
  
• 3). Pick up the fork with your other hand. Slowly move the prongs right up to the edge of the pan. Do not touch the pan. You should see a tiny spark of static electricity jump across. This is the lightning spark.
  
  

Balloon Lightning

• 1). Inflate a rubber balloon. Tie it securely. Darken the room.
  
  
• 2). Rub the balloon vigorously against a wool sweater to create friction. Repeat this approximately ten times.
  
  
• 3). Touch the electrically-charged balloon to something metal like a doorknob. According to Energyquest, you should see a tiny static electricity spark.
  
  

Pie Tin Lightning

• 1). Press a small suction cup firmly in the center of a pie tin. You will use it as a handle for the tin.
  
  
• 2). Rub the foam board briskly on your hair for approximately one minute. The friction will allow the static electric charge to build up.
  
  
• 3). Place the foam board on a flat surface; place face-up the side you rubbed against your hair.
  
  
• 4). Use the suction cup to lift the pie tin. Hold it just over the foam board and drop it. Darken the room.
  
  
• 5). Touch the the pie tin with the tip of your finger. You should see a small lightning spark.