Science Project

Name of Project: Clock with Energy of Potatoes

Group: #5

Members:

 Jose Gabriel

 Greshell Ardon

 Melanie Martinez

 Jose Leonel

 Cristopher sanabria

 Samuel Aguilera

Teacher: Ms.Katia Zaldivar

Class: Science

Quarter: IV
 Introduction

It might seem impossible to generate electric current with

two potatoes; however, it is actually very easy to generate
an electrical charge using only a few potatoes and some
different types of metals. You can use this battery to power a
clock for a short time and use it as a science project or just
as a way to have fun. The composition of the potato
conducts electricity, but keeps the zinc ions in the nail and
copper ions apart, which will force the electrons to move
from one to the other, and thus generate an electric current.
You can create a watch with two or more potatoes.
ELABORATION OF AN ORGANIC PILE TO
ACHIEVE THE FUNCTIONING OF A SMALL
DIGITAL CLOCK
 CHOICE OF THE EXPERIMENT

THE POTATOES IS AN ENERGY FOOD

BECAUSE IT HAS MANY CARBOHYDRATES
BUT, WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO WITH IT IN
ADDITION TO EAT IT?

USED MATERIALS

• A. - TWO RAW POTATOES

• B. - TWO THICK COPPER METAL SHEETS
• C. - TWO THIN ZINC METAL SHEETS
• D. - ONE PIECE OF BLACK COLOR CABLE
• E. - ONE PIECE OF RED CABLE
• F. - ONE PIECES OF WHITE CABLE
• G. - A SMALL DIGITAL CLOCK OF 1 TO 2
VOLTS
 COPPER ZINC

DIGITAL CLOCK COLOR CABLES

TWO POTATOES
 PROCESS

 THE BLACK CABLE OF THE CLOCK (NEGATIVE POLO) IS

CONNECTED TO ONE OF THE ZINC PLATES AND RED
CLOCK CLOCK (POSITIVE POLO) TO ONE OF THE
COPPER SHEETS, ALWAYS TRYING THAT THE CONTACT
IS TOTAL.
 THE OTHER TWO ARE CONNECTED AT EACH END OF THE
WHITE CABLES
ZINC AND COPPER SHEETS TO PREPARE THE TWO
PAIRS OF CONNECTION
NECESSARY TO ALLOW THE CURRENT FLOW.

THE PAPERS ARE PLACED ON A BASE TO BE
CONNECTED BETWEEN THE PAIRS OF WHITE CABLES
PREVIOUSLY ARMED.

 NOW THAT THE POTATOES ARE CONNECTED, I ENTER

THE THIN COPPER AND ZINC PLATES OF THE DIGITAL
CLOCK IN THE POTATOES OF THE EXTREME, BEARING
CARE OF COMBINING ONE OF EACH
METAL IN THE POTATOES WITH THE CONTRARY METAL.


AND READY, YOU CAN OBSERVE AS THE CLOCK THAT
DID NOT WORK NOW YOU CAN GIVE US THE TIME.

 A PILE WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL HAS BEEN

ELABORATED TO LIGHT THIS SMALL DIGITAL CLOCK.
 PICTURE PROCESS

RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT

 CONCLUSIONS

1. THE RESULT OF THE EXPERIMENT ALLOWS US TO CONCLUDE

THAT YES YOU CAN PREPARE A PILE WITH CERTAIN ORGANIC
FOODS AS IT IS THE CASE OF THE POPE.

2. THE ORGANIC BATTERY ELABORATED ALLOWS TO GENERATE A

CURRENT CAPABLE OF FEEDING THE SMALL CLOCK; THIS
CURRENT IS PRODUCED BY HE TRANSFORMATION OF CHEMICAL
ENERGY IN ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

3. THE VOLTAGE OBTAINED BY TWO PAPERS IS NOT VERY

ELEVATED, SO DO NOT GENERATE A LOT OF CURRENT. IN MY
EXPERIMENT I HAD TO PLACE
THREE PAPERS IN SERIES TO INCREASE THE VOLTAGE AND TO
GET THUS CURRENT NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE
THE DIGITAL CLOCK.

4. IN MY EXPERIMENT, THE POPE WORKS LIKE AN ORGANIC PILE, IN

WHERE THE AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT IS AN ACID CALLED
"ASCORBIC ACID", BY WHICH ELECTRICAL LOADS ARE MOVING
BETWEEN THE SHEETS OF THE USED METALS (ZINC AND COPPER)
PROVIDING ENERGY NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE OR ACTIVATE
THE SMALL DIGITAL CLOCK.