{"id":10105,"date":"2023-03-09T11:31:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=10105"},"modified":"2023-03-09T11:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:31:20","slug":"science-news-13","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/science-news-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Science News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Powering up using Potatoes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10105 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The room was buzzing (with electricity!) this week, when students used potatoes and metals of different activity levels (zinc and copper) to power up their LED lights. Students learnt about the flow of electrons and ions, and how even the humble potato can be used to help provide electricity.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-10105 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Students experimented with how many potatoes were needed to provide enough energy to light up the LED, and also tested out oranges as a comparison to potatoes.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-10105 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-6.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:3:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-6-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-5.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:3:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Potatoes-5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The possible large-scale use of this type of cell was also discussed, based on some very interesting research suggesting that, with the right set-up, potatoes can be used to provide lighting for a room for 40 days, or power up cell phones and personal electronics for one tenth the cost of typical AA batteries (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/innovation\/a-potato-battery-can-light-up-a-room-for-over-a-month-180948260\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0for further details).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Year 8 Pink Oyster Mushrooms<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In other news, the pink oyster mushrooms grown by some Year 8s in JF9 grew so rapidly and to such a large size that they had to be harvested immediately. They were marinated and cooked on the sandwich press and turned into vegan bacon\/jerky and enjoyed by Year 8 students on their recent excursion. The students were pleasantly surprised by the tastiness of the snack.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-10105 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Mushrooms-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:4:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Mushrooms-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Mushrooms-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:4:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/03\/Science-News_Mushrooms-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Mia Sharma<br \/>\nScience Teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powering up using Potatoes The room was buzzing (with electricity!) this week, when students used potatoes and metals of different activity levels (zinc and copper) to power up their LED lights. Students learnt about the flow of electrons and ions, and how even the humble potato can be used to help provide electricity. 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