Produce Batteries

Today, the students used an assortment of fruits/vegetables and metal objects to make an electric current. Using their knowledge of how batteries produce electric current, they inserted two metal objects (coins, paperclips, staples) into a fruit or vegetable and observed (using a multimeter) how many volts were produced. Results varied as different pieces of produce were combined with different metal objects. From what I overheard, the apple produced the most volts today! After a number of tests, students made a summary of their results and evaluated their initial hypothesis.

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