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List of rules:
4 inches of water
11.5 in by 1ft of foil
Types of boat hulls
Carvel build
Flat hull
Shallow V hull
Deep V hull
Round hull
multi hull
pontoon
Stepped
Displacment
hydrofoil with V bottom
Planning Questions
Are you working by yourself or in a team?
team of 2
What materials will you need for your project?
foil and ipad
What is your plan to create in this project?
A foil boat
What unique qualities will your project have?
Can float and hold as many pennies as it can
Day 1: We looked at boat hulls and measured our piece of foil.
Day 2: We figured out our rules and started on prototypes.
76658731492__4BA8D552-33F8-44E0-9F91-F3616072F6FA.MOVDay 3: We tested the prototype. We made too tall and we did not make right we needed to have a air bubble so then it can have some buoyancy. It held 70 pennies.
76667289040__FD91DB9F-BE3D-4C0D-B735-06A4B0362A8F.MOVDay 4: We molded a new prototype and it has a air bubble at the bottom so it can hold more pennies we also tested it. Only got 40 pennies. The air pocket did not help We were also trying to go for a multi hull but it didnt work.
76667420447__A3C868DF-6379-4516-9849-CD5921A3BEB2.MOVBest boat molded
Best boat molded
Day 5: Made a new boat. I got 158 pennies in the boat this time, but the video got cut off because of the iPad. I think it did well, I feel like I can make it a little bit bigger than what it is, and do better on the corners.
I made a boat out of aluminum foil to see how many pennies it could hold. I wanted to challenge myself to think outside the box and come up with a creative design. While working on this project, I learned about different types of boat hulls and how they affect the way a boat floats and holds weight. I also realized that there are many ways to solve a problem, and sometimes experimenting helps find the best solution.
In class, we focus on seven standards: Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project connects the most to Innovative Designer because I had to figure out which boat shape would work best. I watched how other students made their boats and used those observations to improve my own design.
One of the hardest parts of this project was shaping the boat without ripping the foil. I had to be really careful when folding and molding it so that there weren’t any holes or weak spots. After a few tries, I learned that being gentle and folding the foil a certain way helped me make a stronger boat.
If I did this project again, I would change how I built the boat. I think I could make it even better by testing different designs and seeing which one holds the most pennies. Also make one that is not a flat bottom but still can hold as many pennies.
Hastings High School’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program has classes in Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, and Marketing. My project connects to the Engineering Design CTE program because it involved thinking about how things are built and how design affects performance.
This project also relates to careers in naval engineering. Naval engineers work on ships to make sure they are designed well and stay in good condition. They help keep ships running safely and efficiently, and their average salary is $105,670. My project gave me a small taste of what it’s like to design and test something just like engineers do.
Thank you to Microsoft Copilot for helping me.
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