My group and I, Steph, Kelly, and Jessica, brainstormed by looking online. We knew we wanted to do something a bit unique, but we were not really sure what was out there. We have all done science experiments in the past, so actually being able to pick our own and sort of design it ourselves was a pretty liberating feeling, but also weird since we have never really done this before.

After looking around online, we narrowed our ides down to 3-4 experiments, which was good, because each person in the group was able to pick one and add it to the list since there are 4 of us. We then narrowed it down to two, which were the possibility of making a “solar oven” using tin foil and some form of a hard surface. The tin foil and the table would be placed outside, where we were going to attempt to make a s’more. We decided against that idea, since we aren’t really sure how warm it will be in the beginning of May or end of April. Hey, we live in New England, so ya never know!

We then decided on an experiment we all wanted to do after we decided against the solar oven. We have decided to make a battery out of various vegetables and fruits. I  believe we want to use a lemon, apple, potato, and possibly a zucchini. We will need zinc a copper screws/plates that will get inserted into the fruits/veggies. The zinc is the negative electrode, and the copper is the positive one. Putting these in the veggies/fruit will create a chemical reaction; the acid in the lemon will break down the atomic structure of the copper and the zinc, causing little electrons to be released that flow from the zinc to the copper. This is a flow of electrons from a reactive metal to a less reactive metal, which creates a current that can power a small light bulb, etc. Our goal is to see which fruit/veggies produces a stronger current/stronger light.