Archimedes+Principle

=﻿**__Archimedes Principle__**=
 * 1) **Students studied Archimedes principle - the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.**
 * 2) **Students were to design a boat, the goal being to build a boat that could carry the biggest load without sinking. The boat could be any size or shape, but there was a maximum limit given on size based on the size of the pool the boats would be floating in. The boats could be built using any variety of materials.**
 * 3) **Students brought their boats to class and we tested each one by loading it with blocks to discover which boat could hold the greatest amount of blocks.**
 * 4) **This led to several questions:**
 * **How did the shape of the boat affect its load capacity?**
 * **How did the materials the boat was made of affect its load capacity? Since we had boats from wood, styrofoam, cardboard, with pontoons underneath and on the sides, etc. this led to a great discussion of what combinations from all the boats created would make the best boat.**
 * **What materials absorbed more water?**
 * **How did the height of the sides affect the amount of water the boat was able to displace?**


 * A prize was given to the winning boat!**