Extending the Use of a Soda Can

Using everyday materials that can be recycled to use for science inquiry is a win-win situation. This article describes how you can use a recycled aluminum beverage container to do a peanut... See More

Using everyday materials that can be recycled to use for science inquiry is a win-win situation. This article describes how you can use a recycled aluminum beverage container to do a peanut calorie lab and to make a simple soda-can electroscope and incorporate it into an electrophorus lab. Each lab is described in detail including procedure, data table, photo of set up, and student’s questions. These are great activities for those of us on budgets. This is a great article to save and use when it is appropriate.

Can I do it?

This article tells how to use aluminum cans in many different experiments. There are detailed instructions for doing two of the experiments: how to determine how many calories are in a pe... See More

This article tells how to use aluminum cans in many different experiments. There are detailed instructions for doing two of the experiments: how to determine how many calories are in a peanut or how to make an electroscope. These experiments are great to use when you don't have the money for expensive lab equipment.