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Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8
Subject
Physical Science, Forces and Motion
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students construct water-propelled engines from soft drink cans. They test the engines and the variables that affect the action-reaction of the engines.
Pop Can Hero Engine Lesson Plan [438KB PDF file]
This lesson plan is part of the Rockets Educator Guide.