Foil Boat LAB ACTIVITY

Name___________________________________#___ Per______ Date________

Problem: What shape will allow a foil boat to hold the most coins?

Background & Information: Boats float because they weigh… a) the same as b) less than c) more than …the water they displace. Side view

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Materials: Aluminum foil, 5 gallon aquarium, 100 coins (penny or nickel)

Hypothesis: Draw the shape hull you think will allow your boat to float the most coins.

Data Table: Number of coins before sinking Group # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Prediction

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Column Graph

Key: Predicted

Actual

Front view

Procedure: 1) Compare your boat hull hypothesis to the other people in your group. 2) Decide what shape hull your group will build. Draw your design here: Side view

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Front view

3) You will have 5 minutes to create your boat from the piece of aluminum foil provided. When time is called bring your boat to your teacher.

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4) You will predict how many coins each group boat will hold, then record the actual number of coins the boat would hold before it sinks. Record all data in data table. Prediction . key Acual 5) Make a Bar graph. Label Mass (# of coins) on vertical (up and down) axis, and Group # on the horizontal (bottom-flat like the horizon) axis. 1 2 3 Group # Make a key for your graph. Plot the predicted and the actual number of coins the boat held before sinking. Conclusion: 1. Did the experiment support or not support your hypothesis?____ 2. How did your boat rank compared to the other groups boat?_______ 3. How did boat volume affect their success?_________

Results: 4. How many coins did your boat carry before sinking?_______ 5. How many coins did the winning boat carry? __________ 6. List 2 observations you determined about the shape of winning boat? a) b) 7. What could you do to make your boat stronger? 8. The boats all weighed the same, how did boat volume affect their success? 9. If you were to smash your boat into a solid ball it would sink. WHY? 10. What did you learn about floating objects from this activity?

Buoyancy Foil Boat Lab.pdf

How many coins did the winning boat carry? ______. 6. List 2 observations you determined about the shape of winning boat? a) b). 7. What could you do to make your boat stronger? 8. The boats all weighed the same, how did boat volume affect their success? 9. If you were to smash your boat into a solid ball it would sink.

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