Friday, October 21, 2011

Card Board Canoe: Rules/Brain Storming

Design Achievement:

Brain Storm Solution
-1. Big Surface Area
-2. Lots of Duct Tape
-3. Lots of Cardboard
-4. Good support
-5. Use Duct Tape instead of Staples
-6. Save enough Cardboard for the sides
-7. Don't Waste Duct Tape
-8. Efficient Design
-9. Size:not to large or too small
-10. Duct Tape in inside
-11. Reinforce the sides
-12. Extra cardboard on bottom for extra floation
-13. Everyone needs to bring in duct tape
-14. Team members need to get more cardbaord
-15. Tape everything up so cardobard doesn't go in the pool
-16. Every team member helps so no one gets tired
-17. Research ideas for easiest design
-18. Research the buoyancy equation so the canoe will float
-19. Lightest person goes in the boat
-20. Build padel for speed
-21. Add rudder for control
-22. Add more cardboard to bottom for more floation

Criteria and Constraitnts
-Only Duct Tape and Cardboard can be used
-Each boat must have a 3 inch wall
-All exposed cardboard must be convered with Duct Tape
-Some material will be provided but we'll likely need more
-Materials added that aren't approved will end in disqualification

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