Aluminum Foil Boat Challenge Lab Sheet

Give each person or team a square of aluminum foil.

Aluminum foil boat challenge lab sheet.

Aluminum foil boats. Microsoft word boat challenge doc author. A prototype of an aluminum foil boat before being put into water or weight added. 50 pennies in a small cup a fish tank large bowl for setting boats in when filling with pennies 1 tank per class video.

For example you could make one square be 12 inches by 12 inches or 30 centimeters cm by 30 cm and make the second square be 6 inches by 6 inches or 15 cm by 15 cm. 1 piece of aluminum foil about 50 cm long. To learn about buoyancy forces through the designing of aluminum foil boats. 1 fish tank or large tub that can hold the water.

Tin foil boat challenge for kids. Engineering try this experiment that can be used for science engineering or technology or computer science. Understand that buoyancy is the ability of an object to float in a liquid. Cut two squares of aluminum foil making one square have dimensions that are twice that of the other square.

Then form a small boat from the aluminium foil. Tub of water one 30 cm x 30 cm square of aluminum foil pennies stopwatch. Time for kids to use their engineering skills. Aluminum foil cut the foil into uniform squares.

Introduce the design challenge. Using your 30 cm x 30 cm square of tin foil. Build your 3 different boats. Cut two 8 squares of aluminum foil for each boat.

Give participants as. University of wisconsin madison. This is a simple lab to invoke thought processes. Make a hypothesis as to how many pennies the boat will hold in the data section.

Pictures of different kinds of boats consumables. Fold the two aluminum foil squares into two different boat hulls. Record it under the data section. Describe your boat designs under the data section.

2 aluminum foil squares that are 15cm by 15cm second square is for mistakes or redesigns 1 beaker or clear cup to show the aluminum foil and penny sinking at the beginning of this activity approx. Each student will be given aluminum foil and asked to design build a boat that will hold as many pennies as possible without sinking. Here is a list of supplies that you need for the aluminum foil boat challenge. 4 piece of tape yes that s inches 3 straws you could do without the straws but the students do come up with unique ways to use them.

This task is a common introductory team building or instant invention activity used across many grade levels. Obtain 3 pieces of aluminum foil. Keep in mind that larger squares will make larger boats.