Spinning Soda Can Experiment! Water Flies Everywhere

Spinning Soda Can Experiment! Water Flies Everywhere Spinning Soda Can Experiment (Newton's Laws of Motion) For teachers and parents Hey, welcome back to Kids Fun Science! Today, we're showing you an awesome spinning soda can, a fantastic **science experiment** that demonstrates **circular motion** and other **physics** principles. It's a perfect **do it yourself science** project for **science for kids** to explore in an engaging way. Kids Fun Science On-line Store (All money goes back into the schools) https://teespring.com/stores/kids-fun-science How can you spin a soda can without using your hands or other objects? Can you spin a soda can by filling it with water? What you need is empty soda cans, Nails, String, hammer and water All my cans were standard 12oz, but you can try 16oz or larger. 1st experiment I poked 4 holes with a large nail, with all 4 holes angled 2nd experiment I poked 4 holes with medium nail, with all 4 holes angled 3rd experiment I poked 4 holes with a small nail, with all 4 holes angled 4th experiment I poked 4 holes with large nail only one hole angled. 5th experiment I poked 1 hole with large nail and angled it Tie a string to the top of the can and fill it with water by submerging it in a bucket of water. Lift can out of the water and hold still and watch it spin. The Science behind the spinning soda can The spinning can demonstrates Newton's Laws of Motion. The flowing water makes a force (Newton's 1st Law). The can rotates in the opposite direction to that of the water streams (Newton's Third Law). Try different angles or using different size nails. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. (Newton’s Third Law of Motion) You know this. Gravity draws the water through the angled holes, and streams of water shoot out in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction (depending on your angle of holes). The streams produce an ACTION force that is accompanied by a REACTION force. The can spins in the opposite direction. So you can observe the rotational movement as water flows out of the holes and the can spins. The can spins due to the REACTION force associated with the flow of water. Kids fun science