We are "The Super Saiyens"
We are claiming 14 achievements:
Summary: Our team, The Super Saiyens, took on the Cardboard Canoe Challenge and earned many achievements as a team. We followed the criteria to create the canoe. We worked together and finished the making of the boat rather quickly.
Achievements:
• Define the Problem and Brainstorm Solutions - See below
• Criteria & Constraints -
Criteria• Build a watercraft that allows you to traverse the CHS swimming pool.
• Your "boat" must float at least one student through the course of the competition.
• Protect your workspace from damage!
Constraints
• You may only use Cardboard and Duct Tape for this event.
• All Staples or other foreign material must be removed from your cardboard. If we trash the pool, we will not be invited back for other activities during the year (yes, we have other activities in mind for 2nd semester).
• Cardboard must meet our quality standard and be approved by the instructor (more info to follow)
• Each boat must have a minimum of a 3" tall "sidewall" (no completely flat designs).
• All exposed cardboard must be covered in duct tape (this will reduce cardboard disintegration in the pool).
• Each team will be provided one "versa table" cardboard box piece and three 60yrd rolls of duct tape. Any materials beyond this (likely need more cardboard) need to be resourced by your team.
Implied criteria-Must look like a boat.
implied constraint-Must be made in time, At least one person has to be in the boat. Must float to compete.
• Sketch Ideas - See below• Prototype Ideas - See below
• Select an Approach - We determined that we needed a thick/wide base and high walls to keep the boat afloat with Chris inside. We decided on the thick/wide base because we thought it would help stay afloat. This worked well, for our boat did not sink at all until we intended it to.
• Surface area! - Calculate how much surface area you can cover with your given duct tape. How many sf can you cover with one roll? How many can you cover with all your rolls? What % efficiency do you think you can achieve with your overlap?
• Build It! - See below
• The Longest - Our group stayed up until the very end of the race
• Balance Master - Chris stood up for 5 seconds
• Videographer - (we have a video, but we do not know how to upload it, please ask us to see it)
• Feedback -
+ Boat worked very well, stayed afloat until the end of the challenge
+ Kickboard paddle worked well, helped Chris go faster and did not get in the way
- Erik was not there to push the boat, so our planned speed was derailed
- Boat go as fast as other groups
+ Chris did a good job piloting
+ There were no holes in the duct tape
+ Boat was easy to drain water out of
- Could've used a string like the winning team did
- Could've had someone in the water
+ Worked well as a team to achieve goals
• How Low Did You Go? - Our boat basically more or less sat on the surface of the water. In my opinion, it was very surprising seeing how little our boat went into the water, for last year our boat was about half in the water. The unit weight of water in pounds is roughly 62 pounds per foot cubed. Chris, our pilot, weighs roughly 120 pounds. Use math to help explain the depth that your boat sat in the water.
• Redesign - I would keep our same design, but I would add a rope to pull and maybe someone pushing the boat.
• (Make Your Own Achievement) - Paddle On! - Our group was creative and had our pilot use a kickboard as a paddle.
- This is one of our prototypes
-Aerial view of previous prototype
-The prototype that we based some of our boat off of
-Modified original prototype and added the nose on this one
-This is the front view of our finished product
-Side view
-This is our boat after the contest, as you can see, it is still in tact
-These are our 20 solutions, with a sketch of our product
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