A Shockingly Good Time

On Thursday November 7th, Te Maunga did a range of activities around electricity.

We got into groups and moved around in a rotation.

One activity was using lemons to create a battery of sorts.

We put copper coins into lemons, stuck zinc nails into lemons and created a circuit using alligator clips. At the end of the circuit was a light emitting diode (LED). It lit up when there was enough power created by the lemons.

We used Brainbox sets to light up bulbs and set motors to spin fans into the air.

We learnt about static electricity by rubbing balloons on wool and our hair to see what would happen next.

Rubbing combs on our hair charged them and made the electricity attract pepper and water!