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Need a Recharge? Build Your Own Battery!

Type: Presentation

Description:
The first battery was built by Alessandro Volta in 1800, long before we had cell phones to power. With some household items, you can build this battery yourself! Visit us to learn how to build a battery that can light up LEDs.

Presented by:

  • Victoria Russell, Outreach Coordinator, Chemistry, NSF Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry

Ages: Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, Over 21 years only

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry
  • STEAM Expo Days 120
  • Hands-on Science 80

For more information:

Read more about Need a Recharge? Build Your Own Battery! (external site)

Time and Location

  • Date/Time: 4/2/2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2201

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