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

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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

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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…

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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