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In this STEM activity, you are challenged to build a boat using only a single sheet of paper and then test how much weight it can support before sinking. A simple, outdoor STEM activity that students can work on individually or in pairs. Minimal supplies are needed: only scrap paper, a bucket of water, and something to use as weights (pennies, marbles, glass stones, etc.).

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Working against a criteria & constraints list, students will make a boat designed for capacity and/or speed (new twists included in the newly-updated version of this challenge)!I think of this as an "anytime" STEM challenge, but it's perfect for the end of the school year and summer.

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Ready to sail away? I never could have predicted how much STEM kids love to make boats. Building boats is one of the first projects we tackled a few years ago and they loved it so much. But, the boats we built were not sailboats. That didn't seem to matter to some of the

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This aluminum foil boat challenge is an awesome STEAM activity in that it teaches science, physics, and engineering. Plus, kids love making the foil boat and seeing how many pennies it takes befor it sinks. Fun learning activity for kids.

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Try this foil boat STEM activity! Students will design and build a boat that floats and holds weight without sinking. Perfect for classrooms looking for hands-on, exciting learning experiences!

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Why doesn't the Gingerbread Man swim across the water to avoid being eaten by the tricky fox? That's where this STEM challenge begins as you help children discover what happens to the Gingerbread Man when placed in water. Next, you'll embark on a learning journey down an engineering & design path as you work to design & build boats to carry the Gingerbread Man across the river. Great classroom or homeschool STEM STEAM activity & project for kindergarten, first grade or second grade children.

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Mr. R’s STEAM Lab on Instagram: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat! 🚣🏽 Introducing my most ambitious STEM Challenge yet...Torsion Powered Paddle Boat Racing! Inspired by the success of last year's Balloon Car Racing competition I decided to take the fun to the seas this year! Students designed paddle boats to race against their classmates. This challenge required a lot of outside the box thinking on their end and mine in order to pull it off! I'm happy to say it was a great success! #STEM…

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