Build a Boat and Make It Float: How Does a Boat Float? Project Based Learning

Completed by 11 learners

Ages 7-12

Live One-Time Class

In this class, we will build a boat to learn the principles of flotation with a hands on project based learning activity.

Kind Academy-Online MicroSchool for Future Leaders

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4.9

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(713 reviews)

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Live video meetings

Meets once

3-8 learners per class

30 min

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What’s included

1 live meeting

30 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

In this class, we will learn about flotation by making our own boats as a project based learning activity! Have your child unleash their inner mad scientist with this awesome and exciting class using basic materials from home! In this course, we will be utilizing parts of the scientific method to perform STEM-based experiments. Students will be introduced to STEM concepts in a way that integrates science, math and technology into engaging labs. This is a great option to compliment and/or extend the learning your child is doing at home!
 
Sometimes the best way to learn things is to actually do them! Students will enjoy the hands-on approach of this course that combines science, math and technology into fun experiments that challenge the mind at every turn. Building on the STEM foundation, we will learn how to apply science to everyday life, and we will have fun doing it! Most importantly, students will learn that with science you never stop questioning!
 
Class Breakdown:
- 15 minutes mini lesson to minutes intro and welcomes and objectives (include vocabulary, slides, lectures, and discussions)
- 15 minutes project based learning activity

Learning Goals

Students will learn the principles of floatation through a hands on project based learning activity.

Other Details

Supply List

aluminum foil, bucket filled with water, pennies, towel

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

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Kind Academy-Online MicroSchool for Future Leaders

Joined April, 2020

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Teacher expertise and credentials

1 teacher has a teaching certificate

Florida Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education

Iman Alleyne

Florida Teaching Certificate

Iman Alleyne

I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Dowling College in Oakdale, New York and attained a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.

I have been teaching various grades in a Public School System since 2004. I have won awards for my implementation of CANVAS technology in the classroom and was vital in the transition to a virtual school environment during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. In addition, I have been a nominee for Teacher of the Year and a Candidate for entry into the LEAD Program on the path to become an Assistant Principal.

Aside from my work in the public-school system, I also teach Homeschooled children via virtual setting. I feel that the best part of being a teacher is getting to see the children connect all the dots as they learn and grow.