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Battery Comparison Experiment

Science Experiment of the Month- December 2024


The battery aisle offers a plethora of options, with each brand claiming superiority in terms of strength, longevity, and overall performance. This month we are doing one of the most popular types of experiments: the product experiment, which is best?


6 of the same flashlight with 6 different batteries shown
Flashlights with different types of Batteries

 

Foster Curiosity

The first step in any science experiment is the hook. What about this topic makes you say something along the lines of "What??" "Why would this do that?" "I wonder what would happen if I do this..."


Check out this kid's article about how we came to have several different types of batteries.


Watch some of these videos about how batteries work and why we use them




Why we like it:

This TED talk gives a whole compact talk about how the battery was invested, how it works, and how it has changed over time. All this information in under 5 minutes.


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