year 7 international boat challenge design and make an environmentally friendly boat to help world...
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Year 7 International Boat Challenge
Design and make an
environmentally friendly
boat to help world trading
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Starter – to get you thinking like a designer!
NowUsing the images in front of you – put the correct nametag of the boat with the images – work as a team! Then Put them in order of: Cargo capacity (how much the boat will hold) Speed of the vessel – you will have to guess!
Extension:Consider how boat design has changed and alsohow you think boats of the future will differ
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Were you right?! Naming
Modern WarshipTug Pleasure Boat
Historic WarshipSailing BoatReconnaissance
Powerboat Cargo Vessel Historic Fishing
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Were you right?! Cargo Size…
Modern Warship
Tug
Pleasure BoatHistoric Warship Sailing Boat
Reconnaissance
Powerboat
Cargo Vessel
Historic Fishing
Sailing Boat
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
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Were you right?! Speed…
Modern Warship
Pleasure Boat
Historic Warship
Reconnaissance Powerboat
Cargo Vessel
Sailing Boat
1 2 3
Tug
4 5 6
7 8
Historic Fishing
9
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Year 7 International Boat Challenge
We Are Learning To: Design and make an environmentally friendly boat to help world trade.
What Mr Smith and Mr Baker are Looking For:
Effective Teamwork Understanding of differences in design of boats and their use A boat that can complete the task!
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The Situation
Countries across the world buy and sell productsto each other to fill gaps in their own societies. This is called importing and exporting. People often rely on money generated from this trade to survive.
In some cases products need to be transported great distances across the world, often by sea.
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Today’s Competition
Each team will receive an equal measure (weight) of a popular exported product manufactured in their country.
Your aim:…to transport your product as far as possible in our shipping route.
China – RiceNorway – SoftwoodItaly - Pasta
Rice Softwood Pasta
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Today’s Competition
Each team will have the same kit of materials which you can utilise to manufacture your boat.
You will have 30-35 minutes to make your boat before the challenge begins.
Your boat must also use the renewable energy source provided.
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Making
Using your materials kits your team
should:
Mark out: Using a rule, square and pencil Cut: Using tennon and junior hack saws. Join: Using PVA glue and pins Abrade: Using files and glasspaper Drill: Using a Hand drill
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Materials - Each team will receive
A team flagBlu-tackA selection of elastic bandsSections of softwoodYour cargoTwo cargo holdersTwo hooksPropeller
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Rules (Design Criteria)Your boat should:
Fit into the shipping lane for testing (no wider than 170mm)
Use one of our propellers and elastic bands together with hooks.
Only be made from the materials provided
Attempt to carry all of the provided cargo
Must be made within 40 minutes
Be as streamlined as possible to reduce water friction
Display your country flag
Leave a gap of 50mm for the propeller.
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Points System – how you will be scored
Teamwork /25
Amount of Cargo carried /25
Distance Travelled /25
Boat build quality /25
There will be prizes!!
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Your Teams: (you have till 1505)
China Norway Italy
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Activity – @1505 for 10mins
Draw your final design – this can be done by one or two of your team
Using the sheet that you have been given – evaluate your team for the criteria given. BE CRITICAL!!!
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The Assessment SheetHow well did we perform as a team ? ___/5
Did we get any ideas for the design of our boat from the ___/5
starter activity pictures?
Did you use the specification to help your designing? ___/5
Would your boat impact on the delivery of the export in ___/5
a positive way?
MARKING SCHEME
Completely 5 Partially 3
Not at all 0
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The Race – Who will win?
China Norway Italy
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Prize Giving!
1st Place = Activity kits plus D&T badges!
2nd Place = Stationary plus 5 merits each!
3rd Place = Novelty Erasers plus 3merits each!
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Plenary
See WALTs and WILFs We are Learning to…
What I am Looking For…
CLICK HERE
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CONGRATULATIONS!
You have learnt to:
…consider the history of design of a product..…its influence on local customs, exports, and economic success!
…work as a team …be creative …critically evaluate against criteria …apply existing knowledge
You have experienced:12/12 key concepts
6/8 key processes
in the 2008 National Curriculum in the last 3 lessons!!
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Year 7 International Boat Challenge
Design and make an
environmentally friendly
boat to help world trading
J