Ms. Robbie's Regatta

​The 14th Annual Ms. Robbie Regatta

​Today you will test your skills against your classmates to see who can construct a boat from tinfoil that can hold the most weight.

You have just ONE piece of tinfoil. Do some online research, then begin your build.
DO NOT destroy your boat...there's more.

Now seeing how your boat did, you get a second piece of foil to add to your boat. Can you make it better?

Without really even thinking about it, you used the Problem Solving Process to try and improve your results.

Imagine how well you could do if you formalized your problem solving process?

Poll

Reflect: Did your boat improve on the second round?

• Yes

• No

• Kinda

Poll

Try: What was the best part of trying out builds?

• Getting wet

• When our boat sink

• Watching other boats sink

• Winning

Open Ended

Prepare: How did you prepare for the challenge?

Multiple Choice

Define: What was the problem you were trying to solve?

• Holding the maximum weight

• Sailing across the tub

• Building a pretty boat

• Making sure no one gets wet