We are bringing you an activity today you can try at home… and maybe something similar to what you will find in our STEM in a Box. Today, we are making a battery out of a lemon, yeah you heard us right- a lemon. Through this activity we will also learn just how batteries work. Batteries store chemical energy, which is then converted to electrical energy to be used. Watch the full Science Sunday segment below to learn more.
Our Winter STEM In a Box is still available. Great for kids ages 6-12, one box provides the activities and materials for 3-weeks of science fun. Plus, kids can interact virtually with a STEM Educator at the Science Center. Visit CTScienceCenter.org to learn more.
Aoife Ryle is a STEM Educator at the Connecticut Science Center. In addition to working with school groups, she works with our Teen Program, Overnights department, and shoots weekly science segments for WFSB. She has a degree in Bioengineering from the University of Maine and has a personal interest in the life sciences and engineering which makes bioengineering a perfect crossover.
Mark Dixon is a meteorologist on WFSB Channel 3 Eyewitness News and a host of the weekly Science Sunday segments with the Connecticut Science Center. He has been nominated for several Emmy awards for weather anchoring and has won awards from the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcaster’s Association and the American Meteorological society.
