LEGO Boat Engineering Challenge for Kids - Handmade Kids Art

How do large ships like the Prelude float?

Explore the concept of buoyancy and put your engineering skills to the test as you construct your own LEGO boat.

How many pennies can your boat hold before it sinks?

STEAM Challenge: How many pennies can your LEGO boat hold?

Materials:

LEGO Bricks

Container of Water

Pennies

Timer (optional)

Step 1: Sketch and design your LEGO boat. Once you are satisfied with the design start building your boat.

Step 2: Test your boat in the water. Does it float? If needed go back and re-design your boat.

Step 3: Predict how many pennies you think your boat will hold before it starts to sink. Slowly add the pennies (one at a time) to your boat.

How many pennies can you add before your boat starts to sink?

Step 4: Try re-designing your boat to hold even more pennies.

The Science Behind It:

Buoyancy is the upward force that keeps an object afloat. An object will float when it’s buoyancy is greater than the object’s weight.

For more Early Learning with LEGO check out the links below:

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