A clip in the Science Please! collection, Battery uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain: Why do we get a charge out of batteries?
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.