Science Experiment
Making a Battery Out of a Lemon
1.) Take one lemon and one penny, and one dime, plus two wires with clips , and a flashlight battery
2.) Squeeze the lemon to break up the pulp.
3.) Have an adult cut two slots into the lemon with a knife
4.) Put the penny and the dime into the slots
5.) Attach one wire to the penny, and one to the dime
6.) Attach the wires to a flashlight bulb. You have made a lemon battery!
If you would like to learn more about electricity:
Fun With Franklin is a website where you can learn about Ben Franklin and electricity
California Energy has a website where you can get science project ideas
Some Books you can find in our library:
The Chemistry of a Lemon by A. Harris Stone
The Science Book of Energy by Neil Ardley
Make It Work! Electricity by Alexandra Parsons
