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Boat Building

Objective:

Describe the properties of materials, especially buoyancy and absorbency. Give students the opportunity to use their knowledge of materials to engineer a boat.

Subjects:

Engineering
Physics

Grades:

K-2

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Lesson Plan boat building.pdf	Student Sheets boat building activity sheets.pdf	Request this Kit

The contents of your kit

Items included:

Lesson plan copy
Activity Sheet copy
Image Cards
Balsa Wood
Popsicle Sticks
Paper Assortment
Fabric Scraps
Styrofoam
Wire
Ping Pong Balls
Foil
Plastic Bin
Lego Man
Clay

Items you will provide:
Water
Glue
Tape
Scissors

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