This week in science we were given a challenge to design a boat. First we had to do a practise design using only paper and sellotape. Then we worked in groups to choose the best design and build a final boat out of tin foil. The boat had to be able to carry at least 5 marbles and not sink. Dylan remembered the important word ‘buoyancy’ and he said the boat had to be buoyant to make it a successful boat.

David- The boat is sailing on the water. It’s got marbles. I’m doing floating.

Yolie – I make a boat to go on water. It float on water. Marble put on back. Lots of marbles.

Adam – I made a boat. Our second one could hold nearly all the marbles, I think about 80!!! It was made of tin foil. This means we had a good design for the boat. I think mines was the best.

Joe was at Armadale when we did the experiment so he decided to tell us what he did when he was there:

Joe – I was doing art at Armadale. We were painting from the year 1973, April. There was a bridge built in England. We painted the bridge.