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E. T. Engineering. S. M. Technology. Math. Science. Children's. Engineering. Convention. Boat Design Competition. ?. MATERIALS PROVIDED TO SCHOOL. 3 wire coat hangers. 1 roll, 55 yards duct tape. 25 yard roll of aluminum foil. I roll of 1 inch masking tape. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1 roll, 55 yards duct tape
3 wire coat hangers
25 yard roll of aluminum foil
I roll of 1 inch masking tape
Wire cutters to cut coat hangers
Safety goggles or glasses
To make
the boat
look nice!Pipe cleaners
Ribbon
Colored markers
Colored toothpicks
Scissors to cut masking tape
What kind of boat should we design?
What kind of boat should we design?
What is the problem?
What is the problem?
Share our IdeasShare our Ideas
This looks good!
This looks good!
Time to test them!
Time to test them!
So, do we all agree?
So, do we all agree? This is really
cool
This is really cool
CreateCreate
Pineapple
Juice
6.0 Oz
PineappleJuice6.0 Oz
Test and EvaluateTest and Evaluate
Decide to balance the cans as stacking. One person stacks.
PineappleJuice
6.0 Oz
Until the boat sinks, Touches bottom or Tips overUntil the boat sinks, Touches bottom or Tips over
Wow! 10 cans!
Wow! 10 cans!
25 cans!No way!25 cans!No way!
More and MORE!!More and MORE!!
The design is done. NOW comes the Big Test!How many cans do you think it will hold?
Test and RetestTest and Retest
Designing the BoatsDesigning the Boats
So what did we learn?
So what did we learn?
We learned the Center of Gravity
We learned the Center of Gravity
We learned a new term: Displacement
We learned a new term: Displacement
Working together is smart
Working together is smart
Who has other cool
science ideas?