8P6- "Boats"

Using tinfoil, I created a boat that could support multiple pennies because I wanted to test what type of boat is best for carrying cargo and  lo of weight. I wanted to test pontoons and rafts to see which worked best. I also used fishing and v-bottom boats as well. 

During this process, I learned you must specifically fold the tinfoil or water would get into the boat. In the corners of my boats there would be small cracks that I did not notice when I made the boats. After all of my boat sunk with a few pennies I found my mistake. The final boat I made a triangle folds on the inside that prevented water from entering the boat from the sides. 

The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to knowledge constructor because I had to us my knowledge to create a supportive boat. I also used the standard of creative communicator since I asked for some ideas from my classmates and fellow piers. 

A challenge I overcame on this project was trying to make the walls with no gaps or holes. I was able to do it by making triangle folds in the corners of the sheet of tinfoil. I also used layers of tinfoil to make stronger walls. I also folded down the walls to make them stronger and less flimsy. 

Given a chance to do this again, I would change the type of boat I created. The reason why I would change it is because I wan o make a stronger boat that can hold at least 100 pennies. I would try to make a flat bottom boat and spread the pennies out evenly.

Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing.  My project connects to the construction trades CTE program at Hastings High School. This is because I had to build a boat using limited materials. I also had to use specific height requirements of 1 inch tall, 3 inches wide, and 5 inches long.

My project connects to careers in anything building and construction because I had to build a boat from scratch. I could only use tinfoil and scissors to create my boat. I also had to tests my prototypes of my final boat to make improvements. I had to also make plans as well of my designs.