River Bend Middle SchoolRiver Bend Middle SchoolBoat BoutBoat Bout

Emily BeverothEmily Beveroth

Deborah DaehlerDeborah Daehler

What Is A Boat Float?What Is A Boat Float?

The The PurposePurpose

PurposePurpose

• The purpose of the boat float is to The purpose of the boat float is to challenge students to use the challenge students to use the scientific method to solve the scientific method to solve the problem involved in building a problem involved in building a boat made of corrugated boat made of corrugated cardboard, masking tape, and cardboard, masking tape, and paint and be capable of paint and be capable of transporting one to three students transporting one to three students from point A to point B across from point A to point B across Rock Creek Marina.Rock Creek Marina.

Educational Educational ValueValue

Educational ValueEducational Value

•The Scientific MethodThe Scientific Method•Newton’s Three Laws Of MotionNewton’s Three Laws Of Motion•Force, Energy, and MotionForce, Energy, and Motion•Speed, Distance, and Speed, Distance, and

AccelerationAcceleration•GravityGravity•Formulas and CalculationsFormulas and Calculations

Eligibility Requiremen

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Where is the Where is the Boat Float Boat Float

at?at?

Rock Creek MarinaRock Creek Marina

3942 291st St. 3942 291st St.

Camanche, IA 52730Camanche, IA 52730

(563) 259-1876(563) 259-1876

Race RulesRace Rules

Race RulesRace Rules•Each boat must have a Each boat must have a

designated crew to operate in designated crew to operate in the boat.the boat.

•Homework must be completed Homework must be completed in order to participatein order to participate

•To qualify as a finisher you To qualify as a finisher you and your boat must cross the and your boat must cross the finish line.finish line.

Race RulesRace Rules

•After you have finished with After you have finished with your boat, you will throw it your boat, you will throw it away in the dumpster or away in the dumpster or take it hometake it home

•You WILL be disqualified if You WILL be disqualified if any part of your boat is not any part of your boat is not properly disposed of or is properly disposed of or is not taken home not taken home immediately.immediately.

Safety RulesSafety Rules

Safety RulesSafety Rules

•You must You must wear a life jacket wear a life jacket properly fastened while in the properly fastened while in the boat and/or water.boat and/or water.

Safety RulesSafety Rules

•The passenger area of the boat The passenger area of the boat must must NOTNOT be permanently be permanently enclosed above the shoulders.enclosed above the shoulders.

•Each boat must be free of Each boat must be free of sharp edges, pointy objects, or sharp edges, pointy objects, or anything else that could be anything else that could be danger.danger.

Safety RulesSafety Rules

•Consumption of food or Consumption of food or beverage will beverage will notnot be permitted be permitted during the race. A designated during the race. A designated lunch time is provided.lunch time is provided.

•Absolutely no cell phone or Absolutely no cell phone or MP3 players will be allowed at MP3 players will be allowed at Plum Lake!!!! Plum Lake!!!!

They are a safety They are a safety hazard!hazard!

•Students must wear shoes Students must wear shoes with a substantial sole and a with a substantial sole and a closed-toe at during the closed-toe at during the entire building process and at entire building process and at Boat Float.Boat Float.

Safety RulesSafety Rules

•Clothing must follow RBMS Clothing must follow RBMS handbook guidelines.handbook guidelines.

How Do I Build This How Do I Build This Boat?Boat?

ConstructioConstruction Rulesn Rules

There are only 3 materials allowed to be

used on your boat.

Construction RulesConstruction Rules

1)1)Any Any thickness of thickness of corrugated corrugated cardboard is cardboard is permitted, permitted, but no but no carpet tubes.carpet tubes.

Construction RulesConstruction Rules

2) Only duct 2) Only duct tape may be tape may be used and used used and used onlyonly on seams, on seams, joints, or joints, or patches.patches.

Construction RulesConstruction Rules

3)ONLY latex paint is allowed 3)ONLY latex paint is allowed to be used on your boat and it to be used on your boat and it must be completely curedmust be completely cured. .

•Paint provides a Paint provides a temporary water temporary water barrier barrier preventing the cardboard preventing the cardboard from absorbing from absorbing water so quickly.water so quickly.

Construction RulesConstruction Rules

Only 25% of the entire boat Only 25% of the entire boat may be covered in tape!may be covered in tape!

Styrofoam or other floatation Styrofoam or other floatation type foam is type foam is NOTNOT permitted as permitted as part of the construction of the part of the construction of the boat.boat.

Construction RulesConstruction Rules

The boat may be no longer The boat may be no longer than 200 cm or wider than 80 than 200 cm or wider than 80 cm.cm.

Make sure whatever you put Make sure whatever you put on your boat is on your boat is school school appropriateappropriate..

Construction DON’TSConstruction DON’TS

NO:NO:• Spray paintSpray paint• StyrofoamStyrofoam• Material not mentioned Material not mentioned

during this PowerPoint. (if during this PowerPoint. (if it wasn’t mentioned, it wasn’t mentioned, assume it is not allowed.)assume it is not allowed.)

AwardsAwards

Most Unusual Boat DesignMost Unusual Boat Design

I Can’t Believe if Floated I Can’t Believe if Floated AwardAward

Future Engineer AwardFuture Engineer Award

Team SpiritTeam Spirit

Vogue AwardVogue Award

Davy Jones LockerDavy Jones Locker

Best Dressed TeamBest Dressed Team

Titanic AwardTitanic Award

Best Overall Theme:Best Overall Theme:

““A Float Down Memory A Float Down Memory Lane”Lane”

Clean UpClean Up

Other Important InformationOther Important Information

•KEEP EVERYTHING CLEAN!!KEEP EVERYTHING CLEAN!!•Restroom facilitiesRestroom facilities

•GroundsGrounds

•Clean up any trash or boat Clean up any trash or boat debris from the water and debris from the water and surrounding areas.surrounding areas.

Boat Float Day Boat Float Day ProceduresProcedures

Sun block and/or hats (optional)Sun block and/or hats (optional)Water worthy clothing and Water worthy clothing and

shoes – complying with school shoes – complying with school rulesrules

Insect repellant (optional)Insect repellant (optional)Jacket (if needed)Jacket (if needed)Extra change of clothingExtra change of clothing

Other Important InformationOther Important Information

•No matter what the weather No matter what the weather is, be prepared for the boat is, be prepared for the boat bout.bout.

•You need a change of You need a change of clothes, underwear, shoes, & clothes, underwear, shoes, & a towela towel if you are going in if you are going in the water.the water.

Boat Trip into the Mississippi River

Operate in three rounds…Operate in three rounds…

Start….Midway and Back Start….Midway and Back AgainAgain