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STEM Challenge Unsinkable Boat Float Inquiry Activity
STEM CHALLENGE: Students will absolutely love this hands-on, engaging, inquiry activity! Challenge your students to engage in the engineering & design process as they work as a team to keep a self-designed boat afloat while carrying freight (pennies)! This activity is very versatile and can easily be used as part of a larger unit or as a stand-alone team building or maker space activity. > > Use as Maker Space: Challenge your students to create by using teamwork to solve problems >
6th - 9th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM Investigation: How do boats float? Boat Challenge!!
STEM Challenge: Can you design an aluminum foil boat that will float and hold weight of multiple pennies?
This STEM challenge is a class favorite! It is also the first team activity we do in science, which is awesome because this challenge allows students to make multiple attempts with their design! A hands-on experience that allows students to TRY AGAIN!
This lesson requires students to make observations prior to their building process, a Wonderopolis investigation on how boats float, brains
2nd - 4th
Engineering, Graphing, Science
Boat Float STEM Challenge – Buoyancy Engineering Design Activity | Grades K–8
In the Paper Lifeboat STEM Challenge, students become marine engineers as they design and build a lifeboat made entirely from paper and simple classroom materials that can safely float and carry passengers (cargo). This hands-on STEM challenge introduces students to buoyancy, displacement, stability, and structural design while using the Engineering Design Process to solve a real-world survival problem. This engaging, low-prep STEM activity is perfect for STEM labs, science classrooms, engi
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Floating Cities GATE Middle School Inquiry & Real World Connections
Inquiry & Real World Connection Worksheet designed for Gifted and Talented Students and focused on the Engineering Buoyant Platforms for Rising Seas lesson in Middle School Engineering & Future Technology. See Thumbnails for more details. Simply purchase, download and copy! Each Worksheet Includes:10x Real World Related Prompts on the Topic20x Questions for Student Inquiry & Expressing Opinions (2 Questions per Prompt)Great For Student Engagement!For a FREE example of this type of resource click
6th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Reading
Floating Cities Inquiry & Real World Connection Worksheet
Inquiry & Real World Connection Worksheet focused on the Floating Cities lesson in High School Engineering & Future Technology. See Thumbnails for more details. Simply purchase, download and copy! Each Worksheet Includes:10x Real World Related Prompts on the Topic20x Questions for Student Inquiry & Expressing Opinions (2 Questions per Prompt)Great For Student Engagement!For a FREE example of this type of resource click: HERE**Answer Key Included**Be sure to check out my other products down below
9th - 12th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, General Science
The Mayflower Design Boat Float STEM Challenge THANKSGIVING
THANKSGIVING THEMED STEM CHALLENGE: Students will absolutely love this hands-on, engaging, inquiry activity! Challenge your students to engage in the engineering & design process as they work as a team to keep a self-designed Mayflower boat afloat while carrying pilgrims (pennies)! This activity is very versatile and can easily be used as part of a larger unit or as a stand-alone team building or maker space activity. >>Use as Maker Space: Challenge your students to create by using teamw
6th - 9th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
Why Boats Float - Slides and Worksheets
Get your students excited about engineering, math, and science with this build a boat unit culminating in students taking their life size boats for a dip in the pool! Three lessons covering density, buoyancy, and a cardboard and duct tape boat challenge. Google slides for each activity. Includes worksheets for each lesson.
6th - 10th
Engineering, Physical Science, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS2-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Why Boats Float Worksheets
These worksheets complement the “Why Boats Float” unit covering density, buoyancy, and a cardboard and duct tape boat challenge. Get your students excited about engineering, math, and science with this build a boat unit culminating in students taking their life size boats for a dip in the pool! Bundle with slides.
6th - 10th
Engineering, Physical Science, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS2-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Also included in: Why Boats Float - Slides and Worksheets
Viewing Activity for video: 'Making Macy's Parade Balloons'
This is a viewing activity for middle school students to complete as they watch the video titled, ' How Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Are Made'. If your school has a paid subscription to Scholastic Storyworks Magazines (like mine does), you can simply use your teacher account to access it. If not, Scholastic has made the video available on YouTube for free. This is the YouTube link to the video.
6th - 8th
Engineering, Visual Arts, Vocabulary
Float On Water E.D.P.
As students take on the role of an engineer, they must design and create something that will float on water and will be able to hold pennies. We would usually brainstorm as a class what materials are available to use and what they could potentially bring in from home. When testing, I've used blocks, pennies or weights to measure strength!
2nd - 5th
Engineering, General Science, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Float Your Boat Lab
This lab may be used as a discovery lab (to use before the concept is taught) or as a lab to reinforce teaching. Either way... the kids love this lab and will want to do it over and over in attempts to create the ‘perfect’ boat. The lab and the science is so basic to understanding buoyancy and floating/ sinking that it becomes a reference point for future lessons.
6th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science, Science
What Floats Your Boat?
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the parts of a ship and their correct names. Students will begin to understand the scientific principle of buoyancy and how the different parts of the ship are necessary to make the ship float. In the end, students will use the information obtained to create a ship out of aluminum foil that is capable of floating and carrying a “cargo.”
K - 5th
Engineering, Environment, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-PS2-2
+1
STEM Floating Flower Picture Materials
This is a picture materials card that goes with the STEM floating flower activity. I use it with my ENL and special needs students. It helps students to verbalize the tools they will use in their engineering project,
Not Specific
Engineering, Science
Cardboard Boat Project
Will you sink or float? This STEM cardboard boat project is intended for schools with access to a pool or lake. In the project students learn about buoyancy and apply the principles to develop a cardboard boat capable of carrying 2 people. The students work through the design cycle as they build prototypes, do research, and modify their boats. The project lasts around 7 class periods, culminating in a competition on the last day. Files include PowerPoints and handouts. The project was designed f
9th - 12th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
HS-ETS1-2
Also included in: Complete Physics Activity Bundle
STEM Design Challenge- Desert Island Raft
Students make a raft that will float. Start by exploring the outdoor near your school to collect sticks and leaves. Show students the real-life raft building video to help inspire their own designs.
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
Sanitation Engineers: Creating a Recycling Center
Have you explored materials that sink and float?
Have you explored materials that are magnetic?
Students can use their knowledge of properties of materials to design and create a recycling center to separate recyclables.
These printables will help students use the engineering design process to engineer a recycling center.
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K - 2nd
Engineering, Physical Science
Boat Building STEM Challenge
Students will test out materials and then plan for a boat to float in a tub. Students have to work independently and the collaboratively with a group, justifying their choices in materials and build.
2nd - 5th
Engineering, General Science, Science
Balloons Over Broadway Stem Challenge
This is a stem challenge for kids to create balloons for their own Macy's Day Parade and learn the history of the parade! Includes turn and talk questions for the book as well as a teacher guide for the lessons and a worksheet! You will need basic supplies - my class uses Paper Plates, Scratch Paper, Colored Paper, Cotton Balls, Straws, Glue, Staples, Tape, Markers or Crayons. You can include whatever materials you have - allow kids to be creative! That is the whole point!
K - 5th
Engineering, Reading, U.S. History
PhET Simulation Online Labs - Six Buoyancy Labs
This resource contains six separate online labs utilizing the Buoyancy simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations. Buoyancy Lab No. 1 - Floating, Sinking & the Buoyant Force Buoyancy Lab No. 2 - Forces and Buoyancy Buoyancy Lab No. 3 - Percent Submerged Buoyancy Lab No. 4 - What is the Buoyant Force? Buoyancy Lab No. 5 - Shapes Buoyancy Lab No. 6 - Applications These resources give students an opportunity to visually and interactively investigate many aspects of buoyancy such as floating and
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulation Online Physics Labs
Demystifying the Cloud: How Digital Data Travels Interactive Lesson
💡 Demystify the Cloud for your students once and for all! 💡 Are you tired of explaining that the 'cloud' isn't just magic floating in the sky? Most students have grown up using digital storage without ever understanding the massive physical infrastructure that makes their favorite apps work. This complete 4-page lesson bridges the gap between digital convenience and physical reality, giving your students a clear, concrete understanding of how data travels across the globe. ⭐ Why this re
6th - 9th
Engineering, For All Subjects, General Science
Space Careers Coloring Pages for Elementary STEM Career Day
Space Careers Coloring Pages Bundle includes 14 printable PDF sets for grades K-5, with 73 pages covering Astronaut in a Space Suit, Astronaut Floating in Space, Astronaut on the Moon, Astronaut with a Rocket, Astronaut Inside a Space Station. Space Careers Coloring Pages Bundle brings together 14 printable PDF coloring page sets with 73 total pages. Topics include Astronaut in a Space Suit, Astronaut Floating in Space, Astronaut on the Moon, Astronaut with a Rocket, Astronaut Inside a Space Sta
K - 5th
Coloring Pages, Engineering, General Science
Submarine Engineering Challenge — Buoyancy & Ballast Tank Design
Title: 🌊 Density Exploration Lab — Build a Submarine Summary: In this hands-on engineering lab, students design and test a simple submarine to explore how density and buoyancy control floating and sinking. Using plastic cups, a balloon, tubing, and a syringe, teams adjust the submarine’s density by inflating or deflating the balloon, mimicking how real submarines use ballast tanks. Students observe how adding or removing air affects displacement and buoyant force, record results, and draw thei
5th - 10th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: Scientific Method and Measurement Skill Labs Bundle
Aluminum Foil Boat Engineering Challenge — Density & Displacement
Title: Engineering Challenge — Aluminum Foil Boat Design Summary: In this hands-on engineering lab, students design and test aluminum foil boats to explore how density, buoyancy, and displacement determine whether objects float or sink. Each team builds two boat designs, predicts how many pennies each will hold, tests their designs, and records results. Students analyze how shape changes affect water displacement and buoyant force, then improve their second design based on observations. The lab
4th - 9th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: Scientific Method and Measurement Skill Labs Bundle
Density and Buoyancy Engineering STEM Lab
Engage your students with this hands-on Density & Buoyancy Engineering STEM Lab where they design, test, and redesign a high-capacity foil boat to determine how mass, shape, and displacement affect whether objects sink or float. In this blended science investigation + engineering challenge, students explore how buoyant force allows large objects to float even when made of dense materials. Using identical sheets of aluminum foil, students construct a boat, test how many pennies it can hold befo
6th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
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