Aluminum Foil Boat Challenge Lab Sheet

To learn about buoyancy forces through the designing of aluminum foil boats.

Aluminum foil boat challenge lab sheet.

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. Time for kids to use their engineering skills. Aluminum foil boats. Make a hypothesis as to how many pennies the boat will hold in the data section.

The foil squares can be anywhere from 4 x 4 to 12 x 12. This is a simple lab to invoke thought processes. 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. 50 pennies in a small cup a fish tank large bowl for setting boats in when filling with pennies 1 tank per class video.

Engineering try this experiment that can be used for science engineering or technology or computer science. 1 fish tank or large tub that can hold the water. University of wisconsin madison. Each student will be given aluminum foil and asked to design build a boat that will hold as many pennies as possible without sinking.

Understand that buoyancy is the ability of an object to float in a liquid. 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. Introduce the design challenge.

Institute for chemical education and nanoscale science and engineering center. Record it under the data section. This task is a common introductory team building or instant invention activity used across many grade levels. The more weight your boat holds without sinking the better the design of the boat.

Build your 3 different boats. Keep in mind that larger squares will make larger boats. Cut two squares of aluminum foil making one square have dimensions that are twice that of the other square. Fold the two aluminum foil squares into two different boat hulls.

Tin foil boat challenge for kids. Then form a small boat from the aluminium foil. Cut two 8 squares of aluminum foil for each boat. Here is a list of supplies that you need for the aluminum foil boat challenge.

Pictures of different kinds of boats consumables. Tub of water one 30 cm x 30 cm square of aluminum foil pennies stopwatch. Give each person or team a square of aluminum foil. Microsoft word boat challenge doc author.

Obtain 3 pieces of aluminum foil. 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. Aluminum foil cut the foil into uniform squares.