Understanding Batteries

(Activities that are greyed or links with "NL" indicate that they are not linked in this sample site)

Concepts explored in this module:

• Voltage of a battery
• Fruit, vegetable, and liquid batteries
• Electrodes and electrolytes
• Batteries in series and parallel

Links to National Standards (NL) Missouri State Standards (NL) California State Standards (NL)

Activity	Concept
Measure the Battery Voltage	The voltage of a battery
Sort These Batteries	Exploring Batteries
The Veggie Battery	Exploring simple batteries
Student Reading Page	What are batteries and how do they work?
The Liquid Battery	Understanding simple batteries
The Human Battery	Understanding simple batteries
Try Different Electrodes!	Exploring various electrodes for a battery
Batteries in Series and Parallel	Understanding batteries in series and in parallel
Student Reading Page	Batteries in series and parallel
Battery Challenge:	Batteries in series and parallel