Aluminum Foil Boat Challenge Lab Sheet

Tub of water one 30 cm x 30 cm square of aluminum foil pennies stopwatch.

Aluminum foil boat challenge lab sheet.

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. Tin foil boat challenge for kids. The more weight your boat holds without sinking the better the design of the boat. Time for kids to use their engineering skills.

Introduce the design challenge. To learn about buoyancy forces through the designing of aluminum foil boats. 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. Give each person or team a square of aluminum foil.

Fold the two aluminum foil squares into two different boat hulls. This is a simple lab to invoke thought processes. Then form a small boat from the aluminium foil. Describe your boat designs under the data section.

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. Cut two 8 squares of aluminum foil for each boat. Aluminum foil boats. Obtain 3 pieces of aluminum foil.

Pictures of different kinds of boats consumables. 50 pennies in a small cup a fish tank large bowl for setting boats in when filling with pennies 1 tank per class video. Record it under the data section. Engineering try this experiment that can be used for science engineering or technology or computer science.

The foil squares can be anywhere from 4 x 4 to 12 x 12. Microsoft word boat challenge doc author. Here is a list of supplies that you need for the aluminum foil boat challenge. Institute for chemical education and nanoscale science and engineering center.

1 fish tank or large tub that can hold the water. Cut two squares of aluminum foil making one square have dimensions that are twice that of the other square. Keep in mind that larger squares will make larger boats. Aluminum foil cut the foil into uniform squares.

Each student will be given aluminum foil and asked to design build a boat that will hold as many pennies as possible without sinking. A prototype of an aluminum foil boat before being put into water or weight added. Using your 30 cm x 30 cm square of tin foil. Build your 3 different boats.

1 piece of aluminum foil about 50 cm long. University of wisconsin madison. This task is a common introductory team building or instant invention activity used across many grade levels.