November

The Mayflower Challenge

November's Challenge: Using only the materials provided, construct a boat that will hold the weight of five pennies and remain floating.

What materials do I need?

  • 10 Wikki Stix

  • 10 craft sticks

  • 2 sheets of aluminum foil

  • 5 toothpicks

  • 5 beads

  • 3 sticky notes

  • You do not need to use all of the materials provided. No other materials are allowed.

What causes an object to sink or float?

View this short video to explore why some objects float, and others sink. Try to test some items at home. Guess before you test!

Families who submit a Flipgrid video response will be entered to win a NASA Lunar Telescope. The winner will be announced on November 30.

Literature Connection

Click here to enjoy a read aloud of Things That Float and Things That Don't.

Click here to share a short video of your boat floating while holding the weight of five pennies! You must sign in using your child's school Google email account.