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Float your Boat
A short overview/summary of the experiment
We worked with a group of 3-4 people to make a boat that can float on water and hold the most number of pennies. The only materials we had were 1 piece of aluminum foil (20cm x 15cm), 1 piece of masking tape (15cm), 2 toothpicks, and 2 marshmallows. After, we had 10-15 minutes to brainstorm a what design boat will hold the most pennies, shape, and size of the boat. Then, tested by putting our boat in “the pond” to see how many pennies would the boat hold before it submerged.
My group decided to look up and brainstorm some ideas, then we decided to fold the aluminum foil in half, then we folded the sides of the aluminum foil and tapped the corners together. But, we decided not to use the toothpicks and marshmallows.
My hypothesis
If we fold the aluminum foil twice then the boat will hold more pennies because it would have a strider base.
Observation
Qualitative – The aluminum foil was the color silver and the opposite corners of the boat folded inwards because the pennies were too heavy
Quantitative – Held 48 pennies
Conclusion
The boat we made out of aluminum foil folded in “the pond” till we reached 48 pennies inside the boat. My hypothesis was supported because when we folded the aluminum foil twice then the boat was strider base. An error was that we didn’t fold the aluminum foil enough times because the opposite corners of the boat folded inwards because the pennies were too heavy. Suggestions for improvements are to folded the aluminum foil four times instead because the opposite corners of the boat folded inwards because the pennies were too heavy.