How to Build a Potato Battery

1. How to Build a Potato Battery Informational/Procedural Article

2. Read the following sentence from paragraph 5 of the procedural text. If your potato turns out to be dry or rotten inside, use another potato. According to information elsewhere in the procedural text, why should a dry or rotten potato be replaced? A dry or rotten potato would not be able to rest steadily on the plate so that the pennies and nails could be inserted into it. A dry or rotten potato would not be able to hold the penny and nail so the chemical reaction could take place. A dry or rotten potato would not contain enough electrolyte fluid to conduct the electricity generated by the pennies and nails. A dry or rotten potato would require the reader to wash his or her hands before performing the experiment.

3. In paragraph one, the word generate means… A. make B. heat C. give birth to D. move

4. Which sentence in the procedural text best supports the idea that the scientific method is responsible for learning more abut how the physical world works? • The battery you build in this experiment won’t run a music player or a hand held video game, but is a useful example of the scientific method. • The scientific method is one way in which scientists make discoveries. • To investigate whether our hypothesis is valid, you must build a potato battery yourself. • The final step in the scientific method is drawing conclusions from your investigation.