Aluminum Foil Boat Challenge Lab Sheet

This task is a common introductory team building or instant invention activity used across many grade levels.

Aluminum foil boat challenge lab sheet.

Build your 3 different boats. Engineering try this experiment that can be used for science engineering or technology or computer science. Cut two squares of aluminum foil making one square have dimensions that are twice that of the other square. 1 piece of aluminum foil about 50 cm long.

Aluminum foil cut the foil into uniform squares. Tub of water one 30 cm x 30 cm square of aluminum foil pennies stopwatch. Fold the two aluminum foil squares into two different boat hulls. Give participants as.

A prototype of an aluminum foil boat before being put into water or weight added. University of wisconsin madison. Institute for chemical education and nanoscale science and engineering center. Here is a list of supplies that you need for the aluminum foil boat challenge.

Cut two 8 squares of aluminum foil for each boat. Time for kids to use their engineering skills. 50 pennies in a small cup a fish tank large bowl for setting boats in when filling with pennies 1 tank per class video. Using your 30 cm x 30 cm square of tin foil.

Each student will be given aluminum foil and asked to design build a boat that will hold as many pennies as possible without sinking. Give each person or team a square of aluminum foil. Understand that buoyancy is the ability of an object to float in a liquid. The more weight your boat holds without sinking the better the design of the boat.

Tin foil boat challenge for kids. Describe your boat designs under the data section. Then form a small boat from the aluminium foil. Introduce the design challenge.

Microsoft word boat challenge doc author. Make a hypothesis as to how many pennies the boat will hold in the data section. 1 fish tank or large tub that can hold the water. This is a simple lab to invoke thought processes.

Obtain 3 pieces of aluminum foil. Record it under the data section. Aluminum foil boats. Keep in mind that larger squares will make larger 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. To learn about buoyancy forces through the designing of aluminum foil boats. 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.