Cardboard+Canoe

Cardboard Canoe

Assignments - Each students must maintain a daily log of activities. The log should include what was done including pictures. - Timeline - Research Report - Lab Report -Aquarium Observations - Culminating Project - Video The video should be done as a news report on the cardboard canoe and include all background activities and science

Your group must secure a date for the competition and arrange permission with the administration and PE dept (in charge of the pool) Activities Timeline: Create a timeline for the activities outlined below - Research: This should be done the following topics: canoes, buoyancy, how steel ships float, engineering of ships Summarize your work in a media format: PowerPoint, Movie, etc - Buoyancy Lab: What affects the weight of an object under water? Report on this work - Small Scale work: Use clay and an aquarium to make observations and collect data on how things float - Model: Build model canoes with cardboard and make observations - Contest Entry: Build the full scale work