3rd Grade Barge Engineering

We read an article called, “The Great Pumpkin Race” in our SuperScience magazine.  We learned about buoyancy and inertia.  Then we worked in teams to design a barge out of aluminum foil.  We tested each barge by putting it in a tub of water and counting pennies as they were placed on the barge.  Then we talked about which barges worked the best and what we would do differently next time.