Aluminum Foil Boat Challenge Lab Sheet

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

Aluminum foil boat challenge lab sheet.

50 pennies in a small cup a fish tank large bowl for setting boats in when filling with pennies 1 tank per class video. Give participants as. Pictures of different kinds of boats consumables. Cut two 8 squares of aluminum foil for each boat.

Aluminum foil boats. Build your 3 different boats. Time for kids to use their engineering skills. Using your 30 cm x 30 cm square of tin foil.

Obtain 3 pieces of aluminum foil. A prototype of an aluminum foil boat before being put into water or weight added. This task is a common introductory team building or instant invention activity used across many grade levels. University of wisconsin madison.

Understand that buoyancy is the ability of an object to float in a liquid. This is a simple lab to invoke thought processes. 1 fish tank or large tub that can hold the water. Tin foil boat challenge for kids.

Here is a list of supplies that you need for the aluminum foil boat challenge. Describe your boat designs under the data section. Fold the two aluminum foil squares into two different boat hulls. Give each person or team a square of aluminum foil.

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

Record it under the data section. Engineering try this experiment that can be used for science engineering or technology or computer science. Make a hypothesis as to how many pennies the boat will hold in 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.

Each student will be given aluminum foil and asked to design build a boat that will hold as many pennies as possible without sinking. Then form a small boat from the aluminium foil. Institute for chemical education and nanoscale science and engineering center. Keep in mind that larger squares will make larger boats.

The foil squares can be anywhere from 4 x 4 to 12 x 12. Introduce the design challenge. 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.