Before Thanksgiving break, my gifted 3rd graders tested their engineering skills by building Mayflower boats from foil, tape, and straws to see which could hold the most pennies. It was a fun, hands-on STEM challenge that taught them about design principles, like how a wide, flat-bottomed boat can hold more weight before sinking.
The winning team maxed out the
penny load by using all 140 pennies! We then had to use heavier magnets to load
on the weight. The winning group ended up using 140 pennies and 21 magnets!
This 3rd grade team even beat out the 5th grade teams :)
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