Floating Trash Boat by Abbigail Day https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj Hannah Ebert, Rebekah, Madison, Jaysin en-us 2017-03-13 13:07:53 UTC 2025-12-08 11:49:49 UTC hello@padlet.com You have been asked to research and develop a scale model of a container that the town of Buxton could use to haul trash across the Saco river. The town is looking for the container that can hold the most weight and still be able to float. You may not anchor to the container in any way. Your vessel must float for 5 seconds before any weight is added. When any part of your vessel or any of the weights touch the bottom of the container -- you're sunk! You will be supplied with the materials listed below. rebekahschmaling https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/159656547 2017-03-13 13:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/159656547 Criteria & Constraints hannahebert https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/159656655 criteria -
hold the most weight without sinking 
constraints -
can't touch sides of container
can't be anchored 
limited materials

]]> 2017-03-13 13:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/159656655 Materials. abbigailday https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/159656678 6 sheets of plain white paper
½ sheet of transparency
24 inches of masking tape

]]> 2017-03-13 13:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/159656678 Attempt #1 hannahebert https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/160257138
what part of the  design do you feel confident about? 
The shape, I guess. It's very "boaty."

what part of the design are you worried about? The floating thing, it barely even looks done, it won't hold any weight.

test data: 

mass held: 80 grams ]]> 2017-03-15 14:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/160257138 abbigailday https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/160769290 2017-03-17 12:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/160769290 Prediction hannahebert https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/160769535 which boat do you think will hold the greatest weight. we think they this groups boat will hold the most weight because they have toobs on the side and the plastic on the bottom

upload photo of design 

was your prediction correct? yes. did the specific design details work the way you thought they would? the toob help the boat flot and so did the plasic the way they taped it down help it not take on water ]]> 2017-03-17 12:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/160769535 hannahebert https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/160771426 2017-03-17 12:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/160771426 abbigailday https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/160778127 2017-03-17 13:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abbigailday/i9malqqtaitj/wish/160778127