here are some things to remeber!The project will consist of developing a boat from any material(s)The boat must be a 12 cm (+ or - 0.5 cm) long and 6 cm (+ or - 0.5 cm) wide at the widest pointcould use plastic straws, wooden splints, aluminum foil, coated paper, etc.Final score will be determined based upon success of the boat in the capacity and speed categories and completion of paperModel boat kits are not allowed.Two competitions will involve the boatsThe winner of the cargo (buoyancy) competion will be determined by which boat will support the most mass (pennies) without taking on water (flowing over the sides) or touching the bottom The other competion will involve sailboats by blowing it with a fan and using glass stiring rods to keep it in the right direction.there will be 10 pennies on board while sailingThanks Float Date: Monday May 4Race Day Tuesday May 5
get a bar of soap brand name Ivory (it floats) cut it down to specifications get two Popsicle sticksadd one to another with super glue,shortening it only two inches, install it in the middle of the soap, make a sail out of thin cardboard and put a curve in it and install it top to bottom of the Popsicle sticks
