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- Keep Your Boat Afloat Rubric (.docx)
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Use whatever material floats your boat. Working in groups, scholars decide on a type of metal and a type of coating to use for building a boat. They test their creations by leaving their boats in a pool of water for several days before observing the amount of corrosion that occurs.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have a contest to see which group can build the boat with the least corrosion
Classroom Considerations
- Sheets of different metals and different coatings are necessary for the activity, as well as other materials; see the resource for the complete list
- Learners should be familiar with corrosion from the associated lesson
Pros
- Provides a rubric for the project
- Includes a list of discussion questions to use with the class
Cons
- None