PROJECT: NEWTON'S LAW
Materials
Water
Bucket with a handle
Conduct the Experiment
Fill a bucket about 3/4ths full with water.
Hold the handle of the bucket.
Swing the bucket around in a circle quickly, but at a steady speed and motion, as in the following graphic.
Observe the water as you swing the bucket.
Next, slow down your swing, but at a speed and motion to keep the water in the bucket.
Observe the water at this slower speed.
Questions:

Did the water stay in the bucket or did it spill out?
Was it easier to keep the water in the bucket at a faster or slower swinging speed?
What would happen to the water if you stopped the motion of the bucket while it was turned upside-down?
Describe how Newton's laws of gravity and motion relate to your observations and responses to the questions above.