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FLOAT-A-BOAT
DESIGN CHALLENGE
GOAL
Use the design process to solve a problem
Objective
1. Predict how many pennies your boat can hold
2. Test the prediction and record the results
Vocabulary Review
Engineer: Someone who designs a solution to a problem
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Problem: What we are trying to solve (keeping a boat afloat)
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Solution: Our idea, our design, our answer to the problem (our boat)
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STEP 1: Think
What kind of boat will float best?
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Is it...
a large boat?
small boat?
flat boat?
round boat?
wide boat?
tall boat?
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What else might make the boat float better?
STEP 2: Plan
Sketch you our ideas and choose one to build. The video below might help...
STEP 3: BUILD
Build it!
If your boat isn't perfect, no worries! Just have fun.
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STEP 4: TEST
Fill a pan or bowl with water and place your boat, put pennies into it...record how many pennies it held before sinking.
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