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How Do Batteries Store and Transfer Energy?

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Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Informal Education

Subject

Physical Science, Energy, Flight and Aeronautics, Physics

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities

In this How Do Batteries Store and Transfer Energy activity, participants will build basic batteries from pennies and a salt/vinegar solution and test their batteries using LED lights and voltmeters. This activity provides foundational knowledge about batteries, which are used for NASA’s X-57 Maxwell, an all-electric aircraft.