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    Students will design foil boats that can hold pennies to learn about engineering and science concepts. They will work through a design process, first creating a basic boat out of foil that floats, then improving their designs to carry more weight in pennies. The boats will be tested by adding pennies until they sink, and students will count how many each boat held. This allows them to observe effective boat shapes and improve their designs.

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    Students will design foil boats that can hold pennies to learn about engineering and science concepts. They will work through a design process, first creating a basic boat out of foil that floats, then improving their designs to carry more weight in pennies. The boats will be tested by adding pennies until they sink, and students will count how many each boat held. This allows them to observe effective boat shapes and improve their designs.

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    Students will design foil boats that can hold pennies to learn about engineering and science concepts. They will work through a design process, first creating a basic boat out of foil that floats, then improving their designs to carry more weight in pennies. The boats will be tested by adding pennies until they sink, and students will count how many each boat held. This allows them to observe effective boat shapes and improve their designs.

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    Foil Boats

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    Students will design foil boats that can hold pennies to learn about engineering and science concepts. They will work through a design process, first creating a basic boat out of foil that floats, then improving their designs to carry more weight in pennies. The boats will be tested by adding pennies until they sink, and students will count how many each boat held. This allows them to observe effective boat shapes and improve their designs.

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    Lesson

    Topic
    Subject(s)
    Standard(s
    )

    Foil boats

    Objective(s
    )

    Students will design a foil boat that floats


    Students will improve their boat to increase pennycarrying capacity
    Students will count the pennies their boat could hold
    45 minutes
    Foil, pennies, large plastic tub or plugged sink, water,
    paper towels (and possibly a change of clothes for the
    teacher!)

    Time
    Materials
    Process

    Assessmen
    t(s)

    Science, engineering, math


    Alaska State Standards
    Science A-2: develop an understanding that the processes of science require
    integrity, logical reasoning, skepticism, openness and peer review.
    Science E-2: develop an understanding that solving problems involves
    different ways of thinking, perspectives, and curiosity that lead to the
    exploration of multiple paths that are analyzed using scientific, technological
    and social merits.
    Math K.CC.1: count to 100 by ones and tens.

    1. Tell students we will be making boats and seeing how many pennies
    each boat can hold. Allow them to talk with a partner about their
    boating experiences or boats they have seen.
    2. Introduce the design process: ask, imagine, plan, create, improve.
    We will all ask what kind of boat can carry the most pennies?
    3. Have kids imagine how their boat might look.
    4. Give each partnership an equal-size piece of aluminum foil. Ask
    them to design a boat, and come check in the water if it floats. If it
    doesnt float, problem-solve how to make a boat that will float.
    5. When all partners have a floating boat, start adding one penny at a
    time to all the boats, counting the pennies as you go.
    6. When a boat sinks, fish it out. Encourage the team to observe what
    kinds/shapes of boats are still floating, and improve their boat.
    7. Look at some photographs of boats and barges to inspire different,
    improved boat designs and continue trying.
    8. Reconvene the group. Observe all the final boats. Discuss what
    shape boats could hold the most pennies. Are they surprised?

    Observation:
    -Worked with a partner cooperatively
    -Built a boat that could float
    -Improved the boat
    -Counted pennies accurately
    Work sample:
    -boat

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