How many marbles?

Foil Boat Experiment   

By Emma and Georgia

Yr 5 did a Foil Boat Experiment which is where you had to make a boat out of foil that could float on water. The aim was to put as many marbles as you could in your boat and the winner was the table with the most marbles in their boat. Each tables’ score was bigger than their first attempt.

This was the score board:

Chatterboxes: 1st Attempt: 17 and  2nd Attempt: 49

Gangsters: 1st Attempt:  67 and 2nd Attempt: 153       (winner)

Ghostbusters: 1st Attempt: 34 and  2nd Attempt: 106

Treblemakers: 1st Attempt: 45 and 2nd Attempt: 106

All Stars: 1st Attempt: 60 and 2nd Attempt: 67

Fantastics 6: 1st Attempt: 15 and  2nd Attempt: 148

The Gangsters table won again and other tables thought how they can improve
The Chatterboxes said “We thought we could improve on the boat size.”
The Ghostbusters said “We thought we could improve on the length”
The Treblemakers said “We thought we could improve by not leaving any gaps in the foil.
The All Stars said “We thought we could make it wider so we could fit more marbles”          The Fantastic 6 said “We thought we could improve on their length like
the Ghostbusters.”