1. Can Challenge
By: Justin Curran and Teddy Schmid

2. Goal
The goal of this experiment is to
Create an insulator that will keep the soda can the
warmest

3. Materials
Cardboard box
Bubble wrap
Aluminum Foil
Tape
Styrofoam
Sharpie
Box Cutter
Scissors

4. Procedure
- Insulating case will be for a standard 355 mL soda
can.
- The soda can will be placed in the insulator that is
already mostly immersed in ice water.
- It will then be filled with 100mL boiling water and
a thermometer will be inserted. When the
temperature reaches 70⁰C, the insulator will be
closed and a stopwatch will be used to time it for
20 minutes.

5. Insulator Specifications
The maximum possible size of
an insulator is 10 cm x 10 cm x
20 cm.

6. Creating our insulator
First cut a 10 cm Cardboard Box vertically and cut it 40
cm horizontally
Cut a piece of aluminum foil 37 cm horizontally and 10
cm vertically
Tape the foil on the inside of the cardboard box

7. Next
Tape Bubble Wrap 37 cm on the inside of the insulator
Fold the insulator into 4 sides
Tape 4 sides together
Cut a piece of Styrofoam so it covers the bottom of
the vessel
Get one more piece of Styrofoam and tape one side
so it flaps open.

8. Data