My Cookie Delivery Boat ~ Year 2

Introduction Brief - Your task:

URGENT: We need your cookies!! In groups of 3 you will need to RESEARCH, DESIGN and
MAKE a boat, using recycled materials. Your boat must be
A FOOD RESCUE able to FLOAT on water, be powered by the WIND and be
able to hold a minimum of 5 small COOKIES.
‘GET CHUNKY COOKIES’ COMPANY’S
DELIVERY BOAT WAS DAMAGED IN THE
RECENT STORM. CALLING ALL YEAR TWOS
FOR HELP! ~Generating Ideas~
CONSTRUCT A BOAT THAT WILL HELP As a class we will brainstorm the following:
DELIVER THEIR COOKIES TO THE 1. Materials and other requirements you need for your boat.
CUSTOMERS. 2. How your boat can still look great whilst it is environmentally
friendly. We will look at lots of designs together.
3. How big it needs to be to hold all the cookies.
You will use the brainstorm, as well a s your own research (in
class) to draw possible design for your boat. Your designs need
to be labelled appropriately (see project management).
Project Specifications
Your boat must:
1. Be made of RECYVLED materials.
Vital elements to consider for your boat
For example: plastic bottles, plastic boxes, egg 1. The structure: it should be strong, stable and
cartons, plastic cups, milk cartons, cellophane, balanced.
cardboard, aluminium, sticks, pipe cleaners and 2. Materials: Aluminium (strong, tough and will
rope. Can you think of more? You will have access to survive against a storm), sticks and straws to
class glue, tape, rulers and scissors. make masts for any sail designs and string, glue
2. LOOK GREAT (Get chunky want their boats to or tape to hold all the pieces together.
look very clean nice on the water). 3. How will you make your boat waterproof?

3. Be STRONG, STABLE and FLOAT on water

when holding the cookies.
 Project Management
1. STARTING THE PROJECT:
 Write down all your ideas and things you need to consider in your
science journals.
 Discuss: How do boats move through the water? Are they pushed, 3. PLAN:
pulled or are both forces applied? How do they stay afloat?
 KWL- In your group, write down what you know and want to Label your drawings and plans!
know about boats moving through the water (your teacher will  What materials have you chosen to use? How
provide you with a template). can you find and bring them in? Do you need to
borrow anything from the teacher? Allocate
materials for each person to bring in.
2. RESEARCH: Things to think about (all notes are to  How are you going to make your boat strong and
be written/placed in journals). float on the water?
 Will you require any help from the teacher,
 A suitable design for your groups’ boat- what recycled
school or parents? Teacher needs to approve.
materials will you use for your construction?
 Use the class brainstorm and design brief to draw
 Conditions needed for the boat – will it survive a storm? Is it
a labelled design (label materials used, how
going to be waterproof? How will you test this?
much of each material, the different parts, where
 How will it support the weight of 5 small cookies without the cookies will sit and how the boat will be
sinking? pushed/pulled through the water).
 What will you use for the base of your boat?  Use the checklist to make sure you have not
 https://www.science-sparks.com/materials-make-best- forgotten anything!
boat/ and  Show the teacher your design to be signed off
https://creativefamilyfun.net/will-it-float-making-boats/ ready for construction.
(follow these links to discover the best materials to use).
 In your individual science journals make a
 The teacher will provide images of different boat designs for prediction about how many cookies your boat
you to consider. will be able to hold as it is pushed (by wind)
through the water.
4. EXECUTE:
5. MONITOR AND CONTROL
 Re-read your groups plan and this guide.
 Change your plan and design if you need to.  We will monitor the boats ability to stay afloat as cookies are
 Organise materials so you know what you have to bring added onto the boat.
in. Ask the teacher if you have forgotten something.  Record observations on the following in your science
 REMEMBER SAFETY – look at the classroom poster to journals:
remind yourself! o Was your boat strong enough to hold at least 5 cookies
 Look at your plans and begin construction. in the water tub? If not, what changes could you make
 Don’t forget to take photos at different stages. before you test it in the lake?
 Re-read and check you have met the 3 ‘Project o Is your boat waterproof or does it soak up the water?
Specifications’. o How might your boat be different in the water tub
compared to in the lake? What extra steps might you
 Now test your boat in a tub of water (you are allowed 3
need to think about before testing it in the lake?
tests) and then we will all test them in the local lake.
o Take photos and videos at each testing phase.
o Record results and make sure you write the time of the
day, data and how many cookies were held etc.
 Write an overall summary on a sticky note at each testing
EVALUATION stage and place on the class testing wall.
 KWL.
 You will reflect on the success of your boat and
experiment (i.e. what worked, what didn’t work, what
would you do differently to improve your boat next time,
if you give this project to someone else what suggestions
would you give them and why?
 What did you learn about sinking/floating and the TIME
pushing and pulling of objects? What did you learn
about weight affecting these things?  10 WEEKS.
 Did your design meet the criteria? If not, why? What  12-14 LESSONS (including introduction to the
needed to be modified? topic, starting the project, researching, incursion,
 Self-reflection - how well did you participate in your classroom discussions/topic learning, construction,
group? What was your contribution to the group? What presentation preparation, presentations and
worked well and not so well in your group?
reflections).
 1-1.5 hours a week.
 PRESENTATION

In week 9-10 you will be required to present your finished

construction to the class. Your presentation needs to be a
minimum of 5 minutes. You may use PowerPoint, Book Creator
or any apps to present on the following:
 A picture of your final construction, description of what
materials you used and why you chose them.
 Your individual predictions – how many cookies will your
boat hold?
 Your construction process (including pictures and a brief
description of the different stages and difficulties you came
across).
 What did you see? How did the results from the testings
compare to your predictions?
 What would you do differently next time?
 One thing each member in your group learnt from this
project.
 What you enjoyed about the incursion and how it helped
you in making your boat.
 How is your boat environmentally friendly?
 ~ Teacher Notes ~
Example checklist for students:

Specifications If no, what do we need to change? SAFETY

CONSIDERATIONS:
Yes No
DURING CONSTRUCTION:
All materials are recycled?  Students should be instructed
on how to carefully use
materials and be monitored
Looks nice and is while they do so.
environmentally friendly?
 Only Teachers/parent helpers
will use hot glue guns.
Strong and stable
design/construction?  Students should always cut
away from their hands and
other body parts when using
Strong enough to hold the
cookies without sinking? scissors. The teacher should
cut materials that require a
Vital elements are considered?
lot of force.