1. How does shape affect the Buoyancy of an object?
Boat Buoyancy Lab
How does shape affect the Buoyancy of an object?

2. question: How does boat shape affect the buoyancy?
Read the article provided and write a piece of evidence for each topic on your CER Worksheet
Decide which shapes you will make with your group (you need 2 and only have foil)
Sketch each design

3. Experiment: Write a claim
Take your boats to the back counter
Test each boat twice by placing pennies inside until it sinks
Record the results and Calculate the average
Write evidence to support your claim from the lab

4. Write your reasoning
Explain how the evidence you collected from the article and lab support the claim
Make sure to explain how shape affects buoyancy of the boats made