Penny boat challenge

A fun and easy STEM challenge for kids. See how many pennies a straw boat can carry before it sinks in this awesome straw boats engineering challenge.

Try this STEM Activity Challenge at home or in the classroom!! In this activity students will work in groups to design and build a small boat from aluminum foil. They will then see how many pennies it can hold before it sinks. The goal is for each student to work with their group to build and modify their boat to hold as many pennies as possible. Materials (per group, 3-4 students): 2 aluminum foil squares that are 15cm by 15cm (1 square will be in case they make a mistake or want to…

The aluminum foil boat challenge also known as the penny boat challenge is a fun STEM lesson for kids of all ages. This is an easy and fun science experiment that can be done at home or in a classroom. The object of the penny boat challenge is simple, your child will design and build a boat from aluminum foil and see how many pennies it can hold before it sinks.

This is a fun STEM Challenge where your kids work in teams and compete to see which groups' boat can hold the most pennies before sinking. Kids will build their boats using the engineering process and discover what Buoyancy is.

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