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Spark of Life

In this activity, learners create a battery from two kinds of metal and their own body.

DESCRIPTION

In this activity, learners will create a battery from two kinds of metal and their own body! This activity is designed to prompt conversation and reflection about responsible innovation, inspired by themes raised in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein.

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  • Participant's hands touching the steel and copper plates, connected to a multimeter
  • Participant's hands touching the steel and copper plates, connected to a multimeter
  •  Frankenstein 200 Spark of Life activity components
  • Participant's hands touching the steel plate, connected to a multimeter
  • Individual kit components laid out for Spark of Life activity
  • Participant's hands touching the steel and copper plates, connected to a multimeter
  • Participant's hands touching the steel and copper plates, connected to a multimeter
  •  Frankenstein 200 Spark of Life activity components
  • Participant's hands touching the steel plate, connected to a multimeter
  • Individual kit components laid out for Spark of Life activity

DESCRIPTION

In this activity, learners will create a battery from two kinds of metal and their own body! This activity is designed to prompt conversation and reflection about responsible innovation, inspired by themes raised in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein.

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OBJECTIVES

LEARNING GOALS

  • The primary objective of this activity is to encourage exploration and reflection about responsible innovation. In addition, learners will investigate the following concepts:

    • People are creative! We’re always learning more about the world and inventing new things.
    • It’s important to think ahead as we study science and make new technologies.
    • Some medical technologies take advantage of the fact that your body can complete an electrical circuit.

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2017
OWNING INSTITUTION

Arizona State University

FUNDING

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number DRL-1516684. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

PERMISSIONS

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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