St. Peter's Primary Bray Blog

My project was called ‘Electrical Edibles’ and my question was ‘can you conduct electricity using fruit and vegetables?’

I found that I wasn’t able to power a lightbulb using fruit and vegetables during the actual project, but when I used a clock kit, I was able to. I found a picture of a Christmas tree powered by Brussels Sprouts. If my mum asked me why I wasn’t eating my Brussels Sprouts, I could say that I was saving them for something important.

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During my research, I found out that it’s not the actual fruit and vegetables, but the liquids inside it. The best liquid is the salty water in potatoes, but you are able to use the juice from some fruits. The juicier the fruit, the better!

My favourite part of my project was when the experiment wouldn’t work because it was funny and because we kept trying different things to make it work. I was a bit nervous talking to the judge but I survived!

Thanks for reading about my project,

Leon