This document describes an experiment demonstrating Newton's Third Law of Motion using a milk carton, string, nails, water and tape. Students punch holes in the carton and hang it from string filled with water. When the tape covering the holes is removed, the water pouring out causes an equal and opposite reaction that spins the carton around, illustrating how turbines work to convert the power of water or steam into electricity. The experiment shows that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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Story Starts to Science Presentation Handout NSTA Conference 2015 by Jennife...Jennifer Williams
Too often science takes a back seat to language arts and/or reading in the elementary curriculum. To alleviate this problem and to make teaching more enjoyable for both the teacher and the children, science and reading can be integrated through the use of children’s literature books and associated science activities. Children will begin to see that science is not an isolated subject but can be found all around us. Promote your students’ enthusiasm and understanding of scientific concepts by integrating children’s literature into hands-on, inquiry based experiments and activities. This workshop will demonstrate the seamless blend of “story time” and science. Participants will leave with a bibliography of suggested titles and will be able to participate in many activities.
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2. Materials
A quart or half gallon milk carton
String
A nail
Water in another larger container
Masking tape
3. What to do?
Using the nail, punch a hole in the bottom
right corner of each side of the milk
carton.
Punch another hole exactly in the middle
of the top section of the carton
4. What to do?
Pushthe string through the top hole of the
carton and tie securely so the carton will
hang from the string.
Tape up each hole with masking tape.
5. What to do?
Go outside and hang the carton from a
low tree branch or another place when
the carton can hang freely and you won't
mind if the ground gets wet underneath.
Fill the carton with water.
6. What to do?
Pull
off the tape on one corner. Watch
what happens.
Pull off the tape on two corners opposite
each other. Watch what happens.
Pull off the tape on all corners and watch
what happens.
7. Conclusions
When you take off the tape, the
carton turns around to the
OPPOSITE side because of the
water
This represents Newton’s Third Law,
which states that “For every action,
there is an equal and opposite
reaction
8. Conclusions
This
is similar to some turbines. Some
turbines use water or steam that is
forced a high speed through many
small holes to turn a turbine around.
The turbine is connected by a shaft
to an electrical generator, which
makes electricity when it is turned