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You can upload one more 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!

Let’s see one more test! Share one more picture of your testing. This final picture should highlight some of the changes you made since your first design. 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.

Data Gathering: How tall is your ship? How wide is your ship? What is the area of the bottom of your ship?

Use this space to record data you think is important for describing your Tall Boat.

Let’s see your second design! Upload a picture showing how you are testing your Tall Boat. Be sure your picture shows the 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!!

New drawing! Engineers work and work to improve designs. Making changes to a plan is how we create the best boats! Create a new drawing that uses the lessons learned from your first tests. Please upload a picture of your NEW Tall Boat drawing here.

(For the Points Collectors: You can receive up to two more 20-point badges for your Tall Boat 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 can build a robotic hand using the kit provided. We have two challenges related to this building adventure:

1. Make a hand that has five moving fingers.
2. Make a robotic hand that can hold up a full water bottle (or 12-ounce can).

We love this video providing additional resources about the building and design processes:

When you build a tall boat, what data should you measure to see how tall it is? Upload a picture of your data collection (e.g., table, graph, etc.).

Challenge 5: Build a boat that can hold an empty bottle in heavy waves.

Engineers draw plans to help them think. Try to draw your boat from two different views. Upload a picture of drawings you used to plan or improve your boat.

Does your boat have a system for holding an empty water bottle? Many students have found that system is useful.

UNICEF has a wonderful program that empowers kids to end hunger around the world. The UNICEF Kid Power Band – Activity Tracker records how much students walk, dance, run, etc. As they move, students earn points, and points are converted into energy packs to help end hunger around the world. So far, students have unlocked over 11,000,000 packets of ready-to-eat therapeutic food that UNICEF delivered to hungry children around the world.

These bands can be used individually by families or could be used by classrooms. Large groups of students can collaborate their earnings to reach additional rewards.

You can learn more about the program by watching this video from UNICEF.

And, you can always read their “Kids Helping Kids Blog” to learn about the latest updates!

One product we love comes from across the pond (England to be exact). The Curiscope Virtuali-Tee Educational Augmented Reality T-Shirt Children: M (7-8) Blue comes with a free app that allows kids to see how the heart is beating. The app uses the camera feature to approximate where and how someone’s heart is beating. Then, the app renders that image in real time on your phone.

This technology allows students to look inside the human body and get a better understanding of how we work!

You can easily buy this product on Amazon and the app is a free download from any app store. You will need the t-shirt so that the app can work properly.

Check in with us if you want to dive deeper into the workings of the human body. We would love to help you explore this exciting intersection of Science and Technology!