
How a battery works

Publication Date:
April, 2017
Type of Resource:
Video/animation
This video shows how a battery works.
The TED-EX video explains how a battery turns chemical potential energy into a flow of electrons in a wire that makes a light bulb glow.
This short animation could be useful when introducing electrical circuits, or as part of a web quest on electricity.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S6U03 (Year 6), AC9S8U05 (Year 8), AC9S9U04 (Year 9), AC9S9U05 (Year 9)
Additional Information
Note: This resource link was changed in March 2019 because the original resource was no longer freely available.
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