Helping the Monkey’s Stay A ‘Float! We just read about Curious George and his time at the boat show. George was able to build a boat out of toys he had. His boat was able to float in the water. Now it is your turn! You get to build a boat that floats in water too! You are allowed to choose from the following materials: 6 inches Masking Tape Cardboard 6 inches Duct Tape ½ pound of Clay 12 inches Yarn 2 sheets of Paper Hot glue (with the teacher’s help!) 5 Craft Sticks 6” by 12” Aluminum foil A Make sure your boat is AT LEAST 6 inches long. That means use your ruler to measure it! Before you get started BRAINSTORM your ideas on the next page! Show George and I the best boats you can build and how many monkeys it can hold! Use our class design loop to get started! Helping the Monkey’s Stay A Grading Sheet ‘Float Name: _______________________________ Date:_____________________ ______ Boat was able to float for 10 second with the maximum amount of monkeys it could hold ______ Floating device appeared to be a boat ______ Only used the materials provided in ______ Completed a brainstorming and used the design loop ______ Boat was at least 6 inches long and appropriately measured _______ Total stars: 5 stars= EXCELLENT
Helping the Monkey’s Stay A ‘Float! We just read about Curious George and his time at the boat show. George was able to build a boat out of toys he had. His boat was able to float in the water. Now it is your turn! You get to build a boat that floats in water too! You are allowed to choose from the following materials: 6 inches Masking Tape Cardboard 6 inches Duct Tape ½ pound of Clay 12 inches Yarn 2 sheets of Paper Hot glue (with the teacher’s help!) 5 Craft Sticks 6” by 12” Aluminum foil A Make sure your boat is AT LEAST 6 inches long. That means use your ruler to measure it! Before you get started BRAINSTORM your ideas on the next page! Show George and I the best boats you can build and how many monkeys it can hold! Use our class design loop to get started! Helping the Monkey’s Stay A ‘Float Grading Sheet Name: _______________________________ Date:_____________________ ______ Boat was able to float for 10 second with the maximum amount of monkeys it could hold ______ Floating device appeared to be a boat ______ Only used the materials provided in ______ Completed a brainstorming and used the design loop ______ Boat was at least 6 inches long and appropriately measured _______ Total stars: 5 stars= EXCELLENT