Sama Salehi
Science 9
Mr. Robinson
Currents From The Kitchen
Results
Orange and Orange, Negative voltage, No light
Orange and Apple, 0.1 voltage, No light
Two and oranges Apple, 0.2 voltage, No light
Pear and Pear, 0.3 voltage, No light
Apple and 2 pears, 0.4 voltage, No light
Observation
During this lab, we tried to make the best electron flow which is why we used a series circuit. In this lab we also had to make a circuit that could create enough voltage to turn on a lightbulb, which we couldn’t do. The vegetables we used were two pears, one apple, and two oranges. The metals that were used were copper and zinc. We placed the two metals in different sides of the fruit so the electrons could flow. This might create voltage but it is not enough.
Questions
What is causing electrons to flow in this experiment?
Current Electricity
Is this the next “big thing” in clean energy?
Not really because this can’t really produce a lot of energy.
If your bulb doesn’t glow, why not?
Our lightbulb didn’t glow because we didn’t create enough volts, to light a lightbulb.
This looks really good! Super neat and organized!!
Hello Sama and team,
Good job on recognizing that the electrons needed to flow through the fruit in order to produce a voltage!
What is it about the fruit that allows electrons to flow? What role do the zinc and copper metals play in our battery?
Well done!
Mr. Lim