Science that looks like magic! Scientific Sue demonstrates electrostatic levitation with the Electro-Leviosa Wand, making a lightweight Mylar shape float above it.

Electro-Leviosa Wand

Static Electricity Science Experiment for Kids | Bring Science2Life

This ingenious Electro-Leviosa Wand is a toy version of a Van de Graaff machine. Charge it up and watch your tinsel shapes fly!

A hair-raising science moment using a Van de Graaff machine! The girl’s hair strands acquire the same type of electric charge and repel one another, making them spread out.

Where Magic Meets Science!

Ever dreamt of performing Wingardium Leviosa? With The Electro-Leviosa Wand, you’ll make tinsel shapes float and dance — all thanks to the power of electric forces, not spells!

Loved by audiences in Scientific Sue’s Science of Hogwarts Show, this wand brings scientific discovery to life — with a spark of wizarding wonder!

What’s Included

• Electro-Leviosa Wand

• Booklet of shimmering Mylar shapes

• Sheet of decoration stickers

Requires 2 × AA alkaline batteries (not included)

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A look inside the Electro-Leviosa Wand, showing the key components of its electrostatic mechanism.

How It Works

Hidden inside the wand’s handle is a clever mechanism with rollers and a moving belt — just like in a real Van de Graaff machine.

When you press the button, the belt builds up a static charge that gathers at the wand’s tip.

Drop a Mylar tinsel shape onto the tip and whoosh! — it’s charged with the same type of static electricity as the wand, so it floats away.

Key Science: Like charges repel; opposites attract!

The Science Behind the Spell

Static electricity is all around us — in lightning, balloon hair, and crackling jumpers!
The Electro-Leviosa Wand helps young wizards ‘see’ electric forces in action. By experimenting, children explore:

• Electric charge and repulsion

• Energy transfer

• Forces at a distance

It’s the perfect hands-on introduction to electricity and energy for classrooms, science clubs, and home play.

Tips for Budding Wizards

• Hold the button for just a few seconds to charge your wand — no need for continuous pressing!

• Works best on dry days (humidity can weaken your magic).

• Make sure the blue wand tip is completely dry.

• Try floating other lightweight materials to see what happens!

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 Cross-Curricular Links

 Drama & Literacy:
Perform “Science Spell” demonstrations like Wingardium Leviosa! and describe what happens using scientific language.

 Art & Design:
Design magical wands or posters showing the science behind levitation.

 STEM / STEAM Integration:
Combine scientific understanding with creativity, storytelling, and performance to bring science2Life!

All Science2Life activities are designed to delight and educate.
They make perfect demonstrations for science lessons, workshops, and festivals — linking directly to core topics in Forces, Energy, Electricity, and Materials.

All of Science2Life’s activities are designed to entertain, engage, and educate — bringing Science2Life in the most magical and memorable ways!
Each activity has been thoughtfully created with the curriculum in mind, making them perfect for demonstrating key science concepts through captivating, hands-on experiments.

Our Science iT! activities can easily be scaled up for classroom workshops, festivals, or birthday celebrations, giving children the opportunity to collaborate, explore, and create while discovering the science woven through everyday life.

The goal behind every Science iT! activity is to ignite children’s natural curiosity about the world around them and to channel that excitement into a lifelong passion for scientific discovery.

Currently, Science2Life offers the following Science iT! adventures, each one guaranteed to bring Science2Life:

1. EVANESCO Spell
2. AMORTENTIA Spell
3. Super Bouncing Bubble Kit
4. Make Your Own Fossil Kit
5. Colour-Changing Bracelet Kit
6. Pneumatic Monsters Activity
7. Creative Circuits
8. The Electro-Leviosa Wand
9. The Jitter Bug

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Note: All of Science2Life’s STEAM ACADEMY shows and workshops are designed to not only motivate and fire the spirit of discovery within your children but also ignite curiosity in their minds.

For more information on our shows visit our website: https://www.science2life.com

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