You spin me right round!

We have been playing with a lot of tops lately. The students are timing how long the tops will stay spinning, what the designs on the top look like when spinning, and the technique that is used that makes the tops spin best. 

We decided to bring that spinning motion to the paint centre. We brought our salad spinners and the students put drops of runny paint on paper inside the spinner. Once the students spun the salad spinners, the force had spread the paint, resulting in amazing artwork. 

If you have any spinning tops at home that you are no longer using, or wouldn't mind lending to us, please feel free to send in so that we can investigate further.