ACTIVITY - BOAT-A-THON BUILDING
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Boat-a-thon building - COSEE Coastal Trends 
Lesson PlanSummary
Students use a set of materials selected by the instructor to build a boat with a specific task in mind. The steps of Scientific Inquiry are stressed, and the concept of buoyancy is reviewed.
Concept: Why study the ocean?
National Science Education Standards
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K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
Evidence, models, and explanation
Form and Function
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
9-12 E Science and Technology
Abilities in technological design
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): All 7 Principles
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 1 Introduction to Marine Science
(click a standard to show activities that meet it)
K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
Evidence, models, and explanation
Form and Function
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
9-12 E Science and Technology
Abilities in technological design
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): All 7 Principles
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 1 Introduction to Marine Science
90+ mins
