This project is one of the most famous electricity projects that can be performed successfully by most students in the age of 10 to 16. It helps students to learn about producing electrical energy using chemical energy. Since the same method is used to get energy from many fruits and chemicals, this project has many names. Following are some of the other names or titles for this project:
Fruit power or fruit battery
Convert Chemical energy to electrical energy
Potato battery or Lemon battery
Procedure
Making electricity from chemicals is based on the same scientific principles on which all modern batteries work. You insert copper and zinc electrodes in an acidic liquid and produce some electricity from the chemical reaction between your electrodes and electrolyte.
The electricity produced in this way can be displayed with a multi-meter that can show millivolts. It may also be able to produce enough electricity to get light. If you want to run or light up a device you must consider the voltage and current requirements of that device.
Picture in the right shows 3 potato batteries connected in series so together they will produce enough voltage to light up a super bright LED type light source.
Making electricity experiment can be used for many different science projects. Following are some additional research that you can perform in relation to making electricity from fruits and chemicals.
- Experiment to see which fruits can produce electricity.
- Experiment to see which fruit juices can produce electricity
- Experiment to see which other liquids such as detergents and drinks can produce electricity.
- Replace electrodes of your kit with other metals such as coins, nails to see which other metals can be used as electrodes.
- Test to see if such electrodes can light up a bulb.
- If you have access to a multi meter, check to see how many volts electricity is being produced by fruits.
Material and equipment:
Material and equipment that you need for this project are:
- Copper Electrode
- Zinc Electrode
- Multi-meter capable of measuring low voltages
- Flashlight light bulb 1.2 Volts
- Screws
- Base or socket for light bulb
- Wires
- Alligator clips
- Board for mounting the base and the bulb (optional)
You can purchase the material locally from a hardware store or buy it online.
Make electricity science kit of MiniScience.com contains all the above material
Make electricity science kit contains all material that you need in order to successfully experiment making electricity by a chemical reaction. Some chemicals are harmful and dangerous! that’s why we recommend you to use household chemicals such as acetic acid (Vinegar), baking soda, fruits and fruit juice.
WARNING
This kit contains small and sharp objects. keep it out of reach of small children. Adult supervision is required.
The purpose of this science kit is to simplify the process of finding and purchasing material that you need for your experiments.
Additional Materials Required:
Additional Materials Required for your experiments can be found at home or purchased locally. Some of these material are:
- Plastic or ceramic cup
- Fruits for test
Opportunities for Science Fair Projects
Experiment to see which fruits and liquids that you can find at home can produce enough electricity detectable by multi-meter. Will that electricity be enough to light up a light bulb?
Make electricity science kit contains all material that you need in order to successfully experiment making electricity by a chemical reaction. Some chemicals are harmful and dangerous! that’s why we recommend you to use household chemicals such as acetic acid (Vinegar), baking soda, fruits and fruit juice.
WARNING
This kit contains small and sharp objects. keep it out of reach of small children. Adult supervision is required.
The purpose of this science kit is to simplify the process of finding and purchasing material that you need for your experiments.
Analog Multimeter does NOT need battery in order to test voltage and current. You will need to install a battery only when you need to test the resistance.
Warranty:
If any of the parts in this kit are defective, return it to us within 7 days from the date of purchase and we will repair or replace it for you at no charge.