Using Tinfoil, I created a boat because I needed pennies to float. I needed my many pennies to float on top of the water. To solve this problem, I created a boat to hold the pennies.

During this process, I learned how to create a boat that can hold a lot of weight. I also learned about the many different hull types and their many different applications. I also learned how to make a useful product out of limited supplies and how to improve apon the design. 

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 Empowered Learner because I had to learn the different hull types. I also had to learn what boat type would be the most practical.

A challenge I overcame on this project was the boat not holding a lot of pennies. I was able to do it by changing the hull design. I had to swap the hull design multiple times to try to optimize it to hold the most amount of pennies. 

Given a chance to do this again, I would change the amount of tinfoil I was allowed to use. The reason why I would change it is because I didn't have the right amount of tinfoil to properly make a boat. I also would've allowed a bigger length requirement so I could make it longer.

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 Engineering Design CTE program at Hastings High School. This is because I had to engineer a boat and design it to float properly.  

My project connects to careers in Naval Architecture because I had to design a boat that could hold the most pennies. The boat was designed and planned, which is what naval architects do. They design a boat that can hold a load of cargo which in this case is pennies.