Making a boat from the kitchen
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Hello!
My daughter who is in first grade has been tasked with making a boat for her science fair using stuff from the kitchen and must measure four inches by four inches, what say the collective mass for the vessel that will handle the most pennies!?
Managed 74 last night using tin foil and a basic square shape....
My daughter who is in first grade has been tasked with making a boat for her science fair using stuff from the kitchen and must measure four inches by four inches, what say the collective mass for the vessel that will handle the most pennies!?
Managed 74 last night using tin foil and a basic square shape....
Boozy said:
Hello!
My daughter who is in first grade has been tasked with making a boat for her science fair using stuff from the kitchen and must measure four inches by four inches, what say the collective mass for the vessel that will handle the most pennies!?
Managed 74 last night using tin foil and a basic square shape....
marshmallows on lolly sticks as the float with a tinfoil square base as youve done so far id reckon ... My daughter who is in first grade has been tasked with making a boat for her science fair using stuff from the kitchen and must measure four inches by four inches, what say the collective mass for the vessel that will handle the most pennies!?
Managed 74 last night using tin foil and a basic square shape....
A metal baking tray with as many small bottles as you can fit under it to float it
Or if rafts aren't allowed then you want something with a lot of freeboard so it can sit low in the water, think a large tupaware box, but if you have to make it yourself, a cardboard frame/hull with tinfoil or clingfilm to waterproof it, and maybe use something like lolly sticks or wooden skewers for reinforcement.
If you want to really think outside the box, how about a ziplock bag. Put the pennies in, add a bit of water, then shove in an Alka-Seltzer and throw it in the water. It'll initially sink but if you get the weight right it should refloat as it inflates for your own submarine
Or if rafts aren't allowed then you want something with a lot of freeboard so it can sit low in the water, think a large tupaware box, but if you have to make it yourself, a cardboard frame/hull with tinfoil or clingfilm to waterproof it, and maybe use something like lolly sticks or wooden skewers for reinforcement.
If you want to really think outside the box, how about a ziplock bag. Put the pennies in, add a bit of water, then shove in an Alka-Seltzer and throw it in the water. It'll initially sink but if you get the weight right it should refloat as it inflates for your own submarine
Boozy said:
Hello!
My daughter who is in first grade has been tasked with making a boat for her science fair using stuff from the kitchen and must measure four inches by four inches, what say the collective mass for the vessel that will handle the most pennies!?
Managed 74 last night using tin foil and a basic square shape....
Dunno about the best idea, but for the lulz you should make something using empty vodka bottles. At school your daughter could say "these are all I could find in the kitchen. I had my make it myself because mummy and daddy were asleep again".My daughter who is in first grade has been tasked with making a boat for her science fair using stuff from the kitchen and must measure four inches by four inches, what say the collective mass for the vessel that will handle the most pennies!?
Managed 74 last night using tin foil and a basic square shape....
Would suit your username too!
louiebaby said:
What age is 1st grade? 5 or 6 I guess? Surely the point is that they learn about boats and buoyancy, not that they win?
On the otherhand, the 2 litre coke bottle is a great shout, but it's too big, then a spaghetti container might be worth considering.
Yes we spent last night talking about the opposing forces of gravity and bouyancy, I’m just looking for ideas to help reinforce that, that and beating the Americans of course.On the otherhand, the 2 litre coke bottle is a great shout, but it's too big, then a spaghetti container might be worth considering.
daddy cool said:
Dunno about the best idea, but for the lulz you should make something using empty vodka bottles. At school your daughter could say "these are all I could find in the kitchen. I had my make it myself because mummy and daddy were asleep again".
Would suit your username too!
Brilliant idea Would suit your username too!
... a New Amsterdam Vodka bottle is just over 3" x 3" in cross section - just cut the top off and fill it full of penniesGary29 said:
Primary school project, yet half of PH failed to read the criteria properly.
4 inches x 4 inches maximum!
I presumed 4x4 was length x breadth with no limit on height/draught hence I suggested the 2l coke bottle. If there's a 4 " limit on height too, just cut the bottle down to 4 inches. 4 inches x 4 inches maximum!
If there's absolutely no limit on height, a 5m length of 4" drainage pipe with a cap on the top and bottom, although it might bankrupt you filling it with coins.
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