ResearchI learned that fruits and vegetables interior works as an electrolyte and when you mix zinc which is the nail and copper which is the coin they make a chemical reaction. I got it from Green Science, kids lab enviro battery, and from websites, I learned what a battery is and how it works and what the first battery was made of and who made it and what was it made of and all the types of battery that are made and can be use and what can they be used for and who created them.
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Vegetable BatteryCan fruits and vegetables can power a quartz watch?
HypothesisI think that fruits and vegetable can produce enough energy to power the quartz watch.
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Materials |
- Knife
- Potatoes - Lemons - Limes - Copper wire - Penny - Galvanized steal nail - Quartz watch - Poster board, glue and letters for the title. |
Procedure |
1- First make an incision to the fruit or vegetable large enough for the penny to fit.
2- Then wrap one end of the copper wire around the penny. 3- Wrap one end of the copper wire around the nail. 4- Insert the penny into the incision you make for it with the loose end of the wire hanging. 5- Insert the nail into the other side of the fruit or vegetable with the loose end of the wire hanging out. 6- Don’t allow the penny and the nail to touch. 7- Wrap the cooper wire coming of the penny to the positive (red) cable of the quartz watch. 8- Wrap the cooper wire coming of the nail to the negative (black) cable of the quartz watch. 9- Observe results. 10- Repeat the process with another vegetable or fruit |