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Maximum Mentos Fountain
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Anderson, Eric Kessler, Jeff Zhao, Irene |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | Students play the role of engineers as they test, design and build Mentos® fountains—a dramatic example of how potential energy (stored energy) can be converted to kinetic energy (motion). They are challenged to work together as a class to optimize the design of the basic soda/candy geyser made by the teacher. Students play the role of engineers as they test, design and build Mentos® fountains—a dramatic example of how potential energy (stored energy) can be converted to kinetic energy (motion). They are challenged to work together as a class to optimize the design of the basic soda/candy geyser made by the teacher. To do this, three research teams each investigate how a different variable—nozzle shape, soda temperature, number of candies—affects fountain height. They devise and run experimental tests to determine the best variable values. Then they combine their results to design the highest fountain to compete head-to-head with the teacher's geyser design. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado University of California Davis |
| Subject Keyword | Physical Science Physics Science and Technology Mentos Candies Kinetic Energy Mentos Fountain Potential Energy Mentos Geyser Optimize Optimization Mentos Soda Fountain Chemical Energy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H |
| Education Level | Class V Class VI |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Technical |
