It's a potato used as a battery with the wires connected to a small clock to power it up. Use the link below as there are a number of articles on this science fair project. There are even some video presentations. Good luck with your project.
A potato can power a clock because all fruits and vegetables have an electric current in them, so the potato's act like a battery and supply the clock with electricity.
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Yes!! William A. Borst invented the potato clock in 1983.
The graph that can be used to best describe a potato clock is a line graph. It will have the two values: the time the potato is cooked and the water temperature. The points can be plotted and connected to show their relations.
a banana can power a clock for a pretty long time, just like a potato can control the universe
A potato clock is a simple science experiment where a potato acts as the electrolyte in a battery, generating enough electricity to power a digital clock. The potato's high levels of electrolytes create a chemical reaction between the two electrodes (usually zinc and copper) that generates a small electrical current. It's a fun and educational way to learn about basic electronics and chemistry concepts.
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Sort of like a potato
The potato size should be medium sized or the size of your hands but the bigger the better.
Yes, the potato clock works due to the electrolytes in the potato acting as a conductor for the flow of electricity. When two different metals are inserted into the potato, a chemical reaction occurs that generates a small electrical current to power the clock. The potato itself does not produce electricity, but rather serves as an electrolyte medium for the reaction to take place.
A potato clock is a science fair project because it uses a electricity to power the clock. One of the things in sciencce is finding how the electricity and the potato chemicals stuff, things powers the clock. It gets pretty complicated. Theres TONS of reasons how its a science project.
He looks like some potato