
Rubber Band Boat Engineering Design Challenge
Clip: 6/30/2023 | 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Follow the engineering design process with Mister C as we build a model houseboat!
Follow the engineering design process with Mister C as we build a houseboat from cardboard, duct tape, and rubber bands!
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Rubber Band Boat Engineering Design Challenge
Clip: 6/30/2023 | 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Follow the engineering design process with Mister C as we build a houseboat from cardboard, duct tape, and rubber bands!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship-Today we're building houseboats with cardboard, duct tape, and rubber bands.
Let's think about the engineering design process.
First we design, then we build, then we test.
How will you design your boat?
Can you get your boat to float?
How far can you get your boat to travel on the water?
There's my design.
Kind of looks like a house.
I've got my propeller that's going to propel my boat forward, and I'm going to use a rubber band to store energy and then make it spin.
Let's get to building.
I'm going to use some duct tape because it's kind of waterproof.
Now it's time to test our houseboat.
♪♪ [ Laughs ] That was cool.
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