Static Electricity
... Static Electricity; electric charge and its conservation a. The word electricity comes from the Greek word elektron which means amber. ... Many objects will produce this amber effect which today we call static electricity i. ... Only within the last century has it become clear that electricity starts inside the atom. ... An electroscope is a device that can be used for detecting charge Reflection: I completed this reading during spring break so it was the first time I was reading about electricity. It was easy and fun to read because I had already learned about electricity and atoms in chemistry last year.