Lemon Battery Lab: Real World Connection

Link: http://www.apple.com/batteries/

What materials is the iPad battery made with?

The iPad battery is made with lithium ion which is made from polymer. 

 How does the iPad battery function?

The iPad battery functions by recharging. Most lithium-ion polymer batteries use a fast charge to charge the iPad to 80% battery capacity, then switches to something called "trickle charging." That’s about two hours of charge time to power an iPad to 80% capacity, then another two hours to fully charge it to 100%, but only if you are not using the iPad while charging. 


                                                                           What are some future plans for improving iPad batteries? 
 Some future plans for improving iPad batteries is that the ipad battery will not last longer, but will try to maximize the use during the hours with battery. Apple may try to minimize the battery consumption on movies, apps, or other things that burn battery faster.  


  Real World Connection: 
   The article that I found brings up some things similar to our class discussion. The article describes batteries which involves voltage which is something that we have been discussing in class. I learned about what kind of battery the iPad uses and what the function of it is. Batteries can be such powerful things because without them, many things would not be able work. Batteries can be used in many different forms such as a lemon which is what we did in class trying to use the lemon as a battery.