model for boat write up

Model to Write the Report for
Staying Afloat Project.

Intro – These are the questions that need to be answered within this paragraph. An example below the questions is supplied as a reference.

Where did the ideas you used to design your boat come from?
What makes a boat buoyant, and how did this affect your design?

The ideas I used to design the boat came from ______. Knowing that for a boat to be buoyant it _______, therefore I needed to ______.


Body - These are the questions that need to be answered within this paragraph. An example below the questions is

What problems or obstacles did you face while constructing your boat, and how did you solve them? ( Describe and Explain)

As I constructed the boat there were _______ problems that arose, causing me to come up with solutions to these problems. The first obstacle was _________. To solve this problem I ______. The second problem I was faced with was _________. In this case I ____________.



Conclusion - These are the questions that need to be answered within this paragraph. An example below the questions is supplied as a reference.

How much tin foil did you use to construct your boat? ( total area )
What was the total quantity of mass your boat was able to support & for how long? ( in grams)
What is the area your boat takes up? measure bottom of boat ( L x W )
What is the weight of your boat? ( this should be done in class and recorded in Newtons ( to convert grams to Newtons - move decimal 2 places to the left ( dividing by 100 )
How much pressure does your boat exert of the surface of the water both with and without the load? formulas to follow to calculate this -

without the load : pressure = wt of boat/ area of boat ( answer recorded in n/cm2)

with the load : pressure = total wt of boat plus wt it held / area of boat ( answer in N/cm2)

In the end my goal was met, and the boat, which was made up of ________ of foil, was able to support a cargo of _______ for __________. It took up an area of __________ and had a total weight of ______________. As a result, the boat exerted _________ of pressure on the surface of the water without its load and ________ of pressure with its load.