Static Electricity happens when there is a build-up of electrons it stays in one place and then jumps to an object it does not need a closed circuit to flow it is the kind of electricity you feel when you rub your pullover against an object or when you drag your feet over a carpet. lightning is a form of static electricity Lightning as a form of static electricity Image: Benjamin Stäudinger, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Current Electricity happens when electrons flow freely between objects it needs a conductor - something in which it can flow , like a wire. current electricity needs a closed circuit it is in many electrical appliances in our homes - toasters, TV sets , computers. a battery is a form of current electricity A toaster as a form of current electricity Image: PublicDomainPictures via Pixabay