Sailboat PBL You are a boat designer and

Sailboat PBL

You are a boat designer and have been asked by a new client to create the "best" sailboat.

Challenge: Create a boat that will travel the furthest using only the force of the wind.

What do you know? What do you need to know?

You will have materials to select from. Each material is assigned a cost in tens and ones. After completing your boat you and your partner will combine your tens and ones to discover the total cost for your boat.

Materials 2 tens 2 ones 3 tens 4 ones 3 tens 8 ones 1 ten 3 ones 5 tens 1 one 2 tens 1 one 1 ten 7 ones 2 tens 6 ones

Rubric Yes Plan Talked with team about what they were going to do and drew a plan. Participation Did I talk with my team about my ideas and thoughts? Teamwork Did I talk kindly and not argue? Successful Boat Did our boat float and travel down the river? . Revise boat Did we analyze the successfulness of our boat and revise the boat? No

Teacher Resource Page Pictures on a blog of a class testing their boats: http: //buzzingaboutsecondgrade. blogspot. com/search/label/science Video Link to teach what a sailboat is and how it works. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=yqwb 4 HIr. ORM

Team Members: ____________ Materials: Total Cost:

1 ten 3 ones 1 ten 3 ones 1 ten 3 ones

2 tens 1 one 2 tens 1 one 2 tens 1 one

3 tens 8 ones 3 tens 8 ones 3 tens 8 ones

1 ten 7 ones 1 ten 7 ones 1 ten 7 ones

2 tens 2 ones 2 tens 2 ones 2 tens 2 ones

2 tens 6 ones 2 tens 6 ones 2 tens 6 ones

3 tens 4 ones 3 tens 4 ones 3 tens 4 ones