One of our activities this morning involved a cool way to use nature and everyday items to create something useful! Program staff member Kris is running the nature programs this week. He brought out a fun science experiment that shows how energy and electricity can be produced in ways not often thought about. Cue the potato (and lemons and apples.)
Fruits and vegetables contain important vitamins and minerals human bodies need to survive and maintain themselves properly. However, interestingly, these same fruits and vegetables also contain a large amount of water and, thus, can in some cases conduct electricity well. Other ingredients such as citric acid and ascorbic acid increase the conductivity, and in some cases, the acidic content is high enough to create voltage that can power small electronics.
https://sciencing.com/fruits-vegetables-conduct-electricity-8289020.html
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