The “Soggy Marshmallows”

We used tinfoil, tape, marshmallows, and toothpicks to make our boat. When we placed the boat in the water the first time, it had a little bit of difficulty staying upright but we were able to place 10 pennies in the center of our boat before it sunk. The second time we placed it in the water, it still had some difficulty staying upright, even after a few tweaks, and we were able to place 12 pennies in the center before it collapsed again.

If we build an origami boat out of the tinfoil, then it will float because the weight is dispersed evenly.

In the end, our boat floated but we were only able to place 12 pennies on our boat. This data is a little in between supporting and refuting our hypothesis because, yes, the boat did float at first but it was a little was quite wobbly and after only 12 pennies it sank. A couple errors we made was that our boat was too small so it was not strong enough to support more than 12 pennies. Also, there were a few rips and holes in our tinfoil so that affected the result greatly. To improve for next time, we should stick to a simple design that wouldn’t rip the tinfoil, make sure that the boat is big and strong enough to support heavier objects, and make the surface we place the objects in bigger.