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This Everyday Engineering: Foil Boats activity also includes:
Keep one's dream of becoming an engineer afloat. Learners apply the engineering design process to build a boat out of aluminum foil. They start with a square boat, then consider whether boats of different shapes would be able to hold more weight.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- If weather permits, take pupils outside to test their boats
Classroom Considerations
- A sheet of aluminum foil and some uniform weights are necessary
- Requires an area in which water spillage would not be a concern
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Provides a link to another video of interest
- Directions have pictures that show each step
Cons
- None