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La pile électrique

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Dans la collection Une minute de science svp!, la minute La Pile électrique explique à l'aide d'archives, d'animation et d'une narration amusante le phénomène suivant : comment fonctionne la pile électrique?

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La pile électrique

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Dans la collection Une minute de science svp!, la minute La Pile électrique explique à l'aide d'archives, d'animation et d'une narration amusante le phénomène suivant : comment fonctionne la pile électrique?

  • script
    Sylvain Charbonneau
  • direction
    Sylvain Charbonneau
  • music
    Denis Larochelle
  • None
    Denis Larochelle
    Pierre Plouffe
    Marc Bertrand
  • editing
    José Heppell
  • narration
    Daniel Picard
  • art direction
    Sylvain Marotte
  • animation
    Sylvain Marotte
  • scientific consultant
    Stéphane Durand
  • technical coordination
    Andrée Delagrave

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Education

Ages 6 to 11

Science - Physical Science

Teacher asks students to: - make a battery using various foodstuffs with varying degrees of acidity (orange, lemon, potato, cola) and use it to run a small device or light a lamp; compare the results; repeat, modifying the parameters (e.g., add a lemon); - learn why a battery or cell bears that name; - do a research project on Alessandro Volta; - discuss the best way to dispose of old batteries.
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