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Pop Can Hero Engine

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Hang a soda can from a string and watch it spin by the force created by water streaming out of slanted holes. This plan provides background information, detailed materials and procedures, discussion questions, a lab worksheet, and extensions. Six pages give you everything you need to teach the concepts of Newton's third law of motion to your physics fanatics!

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Grade
K - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
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Hands-on Activity
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Technology
Scientific Equipment
Year
2020
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