Charged Up

Added on 5/3/2010

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Students will explore several items to determine how effective they would be as a battery.

They will use the voltage probe with a zinc washer and a penny placed in items such as a potato, a banana, or broccoli.
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Students will collect voltage data and display as a histogram and a circle graph. They will pick the item that was the best battery. no alt text supplied
Students will then collect the voltage of the battery over time. They will use this information to display a line graph and find a manual-fit line. Students will determine the rate of change of voltage over time by measuring the best battery over time. no alt text supplied

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