Science Struck
Science Struck: Lemon Battery Experiment
In this step-by-step experiment, you will learn how to make a battery using four lemons and use it to light an LED bulb.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:electrical Messages
Explore circuits and the flow of electricity by creating a communication device with a cell battery and electrical buzzer.
Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Make a Light Bulb
This lab shows students how to make a light bulb using 6V battery, wire, cork, and a nail. Print a form where you can record your results.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Build an Electromagnet!
This site presents a procedure for creating your own electromagnet using an iron nail, some wire, and a battery. The site illustrates a connection between electricity and magnetism.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Electrostatics
From the Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement project at the Illinois Institute of Technology. A teacher lesson plan which includes several Van de Graaff generator demonstrations and some station-style labs....
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Saltwater Tester
Explore circuits and the flow of electricity. Create a saltwater tester using a battery and electrical buzzer.
Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Build a Speaker
Learn how to build your very own speaker with items usually found around the house. Follow step-by-step instructions and discover how to use your speaker to listen to the radio.