Category: Boat Challenges

Engineers use data to improve designs while they test. Upload a picture of data you can use to improve your stable boat.

Now you have great data! Some data you found may not be numeric. It may be how your boat sat in the water, how it looked when the water was still and when the water was wavy. It may involve whether the water bottle is laying down or standing up. All of this data is important!

Use all the data you have to improve your boat’s plan. You can click here to upload a new plan of your boat.

You can upload a table or graph of your data here. Think about how your data has changed since you started. Do you collect new types of data? Do you think someone else could read your data and know what it means? Engineers use data to show why they make changes. You can collect and use data for all types of designs!

Think about what worked well for getting this data. You can use those strategies again for the next challenge!

Share one more picture of your testing. This final picture should highlight some of the changes you made since your first design. Is the bottom wider? Is your top taller? If so, show how your ship looks and emphasize those changes. We want to see how much problem solving you have been doing!!

By now, we hope you are having fun changing and testing your boat. Keep going forward! If you want to send us more pictures, you can tag us on Facebook, connect on Instagram, or simply upload another picture on this website.

Thanks for working so hard! You are engineering very well. Time for one more data badge.

This is the last time you can earn a Planning Badge, but please don’t let that stop you from making more changes!! Keep thinking of ways to make your ship fast and earn as many points as possible. You want to climb this leaderboard!

Upload a sketch of your latest design.

We hope it is becoming easy to draw and create these designs. Continue making designs clear and useful!

How fast is your time for each part of the mission? What was your total time? Did you make a change that made it faster? Can you make more changes like that? What else can you change to improve the score?

Use this space to record all the data you collected about your Heavy Seas Operations Mission.

Upload a picture showing how you are testing this ship built for terrible weather. Be sure your picture shows changes you made in your boat design.

We may share your boat picture with other people if we think that they can learn from your process or your design. Your boat may be famous!!

Like many other engineers, you are working hard to improve these designs. Making changes to a plan is how we create the best designs. Please upload a screenshot of your brand new ship after you redesign it in the drydock.

(You can receive up to two more 15-point badges for your Heavy Seas Operations Mission plans. You must go through the process 3 times to receive all 3 badges.)

After you complete this step move on to Testing Your Ship!

You are becoming a great engineer. Keep following the engineering practice of using data to improve your design. Upload a picture of the data you just collected from your first test.

Now you have great data! What speeds and times can you collect? What other types of data will help you improve this mission design?

There are lots of data sources that you could use. You will need to find the most important data!

Use all the data you have to improve your boat’s plan. You can click here to upload a new plan for your speedy ship.

You can upload a table or graph of your data here. Think about how your data has changed since you started. Do you collect new types of data? Do you think someone else could read your data and know what it means? Engineers use data to show why they make changes. You can collect and use data for all types of designs!

Think about what worked well for getting this data. You can use those strategies again for the next challenge!

Share one more picture of your testing. This final picture should highlight some of the changes you made since your first design. Are the weapons different? In new places? Did you place a radar tower somewhere? If so, show how your ship looks and emphasize those changes. We want to see how much problem solving you have been doing!!

By now, we hope you are having fun changing and testing your boat. Keep going forward! If you want to send us more pictures, you can tag us on Facebook, connect on Instagram, or simply upload another picture on this website.

Thanks for working so hard! You are engineering very well. Time for one more data badge.