Foil Boat Team Building Activities STEM Ice Breaker Sink or Float Experiment

Begin building community in your classroom while introducing Back to School STEM. For this activity, students must build a boat out of tin foil that will hold the most weight.

The STEM Process:

Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.

Aligns with NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards).

Includes:

• Teacher Instructions for Foil Boat Challenge
• Student Instructions for Foil Boat Challenge
• Student STEM Journal
• Student Planning Pages
• Student Reflection Pages
• NGSS Standards
  

Material List:

• Aluminum Foil
• Bucket of Water
• Pennies, marbles, washers, or other weights (for testing)