
episode description
Once a year, the Science Is Magic Club accepts applications for new members and requires that applicants explain the science that powers their tricks. When a particularly illusive applicant named Harriet Whodini refuses to reveal the source of her shocking ability to zap people, Aubrey, Andre, and 12-year-old Kid Investigator Megha are called in to investigate.
featured in this episode

meet our kid investigator
Megha M. (she/her)
- from Alexandria, Virginia
- 12-years-old
- favorite school subject: history

meet our expert
Jocelyn Bosley
- Curator of Funsize Physics
- fun fact: "Atoms are so small that you would need to stack 1,000,000 atoms to equal the thickness of a sheet of paper!"
education standards
next generation science standards
- 3-PS2-3 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions: Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
vocabulary
atoms:
the smallest building blocks of matter which are made up of electrons, protons, and neutrons
electrons:
negatively charged particles that circle around the nucleus of an atom
protons:
positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom
neutrons:
particles found in the nucleus of an atom that has no electrical charge
electricity:
the flow of electrons and protons
static electricity:
the buildup of electrons that results in a negative charge
positive charge:
a charge that exists when there are more protons than electrons in an object
negative charge:
a charge that exists when there are more electrons than protons in an object
friction:
the force of resistance when one object rubs against another
discharge:
the flow of electrons from one charged object to another object that restores the balance of protons and electrons