My Cookie Delivery Boat ~ Year 2
Introduction
URGENT: We need your cookies!!
A FOOD RESCUE
‘GET CHUNKY COOKIES’ COMPANY’S
DELIVERY BOAT WAS DAMAGED IN THE
RECENT STORM. CALLING ALL YEAR TWOS
FOR HELP!
CONSTRUCT A BOAT THAT WILL HELP
DELIVER THEIR COOKIES TO THE
CUSTOMERS.
Project Specifications
Your boat must:
1. Be made of RECYVLED materials.
For example: plastic bottles, plastic boxes, egg
cartons, plastic cups, milk cartons, cellophane,
cardboard, aluminium, sticks, pipe cleaners and
rope. Can you think of more? You will have access to
class glue, tape, rulers and scissors.
2. LOOK GREAT (Get chunky want their boats to
look very clean nice on the water).
3. Be STRONG, STABLE and FLOAT on water
when holding the cookies.
Brief - Your task:
In groups of 3 you will need to RESEARCH, DESIGN and
MAKE a boat, using recycled materials. Your boat must be
able to FLOAT on water, be powered by the WIND and be
able to hold a minimum of 5 small COOKIES.
~Generating Ideas~
As a class we will brainstorm the following:
1. Materials and other requirements you need for your boat.
2. How your boat can still look great whilst it is environmentally
friendly. We will look at lots of designs together.
3. How big it needs to be to hold all the cookies.
You will use the brainstorm, as well a s your own research (in
class) to draw possible design for your boat. Your designs need
to be labelled appropriately (see project management).
Vital elements to consider for your boat
1. The structure: it should be strong, stable and
balanced.
2. Materials: Aluminium (strong, tough and will
survive against a storm), sticks and straws to
make masts for any sail designs and string, glue
or tape to hold all the pieces together.
3. How will you make your boat waterproof?
 Project Management
1. STARTING THE PROJECT:
 Write down all your ideas and things you need to consider in your
science journals.
 Discuss: How do boats move through the water? Are they pushed,
pulled or are both forces applied? How do they stay afloat?
 KWL- In your group, write down what you know and want to
know about boats moving through the water (your teacher will
provide you with a template).
2. RESEARCH: Things to think about (all notes are to
be written/placed in journals).
 A suitable design for your groups’ boat- what recycled
materials will you use for your construction?
 Conditions needed for the boat – will it survive a storm? Is it
going to be waterproof? How will you test this?
 How will it support the weight of 5 small cookies without
sinking?
 What will you use for the base of your boat?
 https://www.science-sparks.com/materials-make-best-
boat/ and
https://creativefamilyfun.net/will-it-float-making-boats/
(follow these links to discover the best materials to use).
 The teacher will provide images of different boat designs for
you to consider.
3. PLAN:
Label your drawings and plans!
 What materials have you chosen to use? How
can you find and bring them in? Do you need to
borrow anything from the teacher? Allocate
materials for each person to bring in.
 How are you going to make your boat strong and
float on the water?
 Will you require any help from the teacher,
school or parents? Teacher needs to approve.
 Use the class brainstorm and design brief to draw
a labelled design (label materials used, how
much of each material, the different parts, where
the cookies will sit and how the boat will be
pushed/pulled through the water).
 Use the checklist to make sure you have not
forgotten anything!
 Show the teacher your design to be signed off
ready for construction.
 In your individual science journals make a
prediction about how many cookies your boat
will be able to hold as it is pushed (by wind)
through the water.
4. EXECUTE:
 Re-read your groups plan and this guide.
 Change your plan and design if you need to.
 Organise materials so you know what you have to bring
in. Ask the teacher if you have forgotten something.
 REMEMBER SAFETY – look at the classroom poster to
remind yourself!
 Look at your plans and begin construction.
 Don’t forget to take photos at different stages.
 Re-read and check you have met the 3 ‘Project
Specifications’.
 Now test your boat in a tub of water (you are allowed 3
tests) and then we will all test them in the local lake.
EVALUATION
 KWL.
 You will reflect on the success of your boat and
experiment (i.e. what worked, what didn’t work, what
would you do differently to improve your boat next time,
if you give this project to someone else what suggestions
would you give them and why?
 What did you learn about sinking/floating and the
pushing and pulling of objects? What did you learn
about weight affecting these things?
 Did your design meet the criteria? If not, why? What
needed to be modified?
 Self-reflection - how well did you participate in your
group? What was your contribution to the group? What
worked well and not so well in your group?
5. MONITOR AND CONTROL
 We will monitor the boats ability to stay afloat as cookies are
added onto the boat.
 Record observations on the following in your science
journals:
o Was your boat strong enough to hold at least 5 cookies
in the water tub? If not, what changes could you make
before you test it in the lake?
o Is your boat waterproof or does it soak up the water?
o How might your boat be different in the water tub
compared to in the lake? What extra steps might you
need to think about before testing it in the lake?
o Take photos and videos at each testing phase.
o Record results and make sure you write the time of the
day, data and how many cookies were held etc.
 Write an overall summary on a sticky note at each testing
stage and place on the class testing wall.
TIME
 10 WEEKS.
 12-14 LESSONS (including introduction to the
topic, starting the project, researching, incursion,
classroom discussions/topic learning, construction,
presentation preparation, presentations and
reflections).
 1-1.5 hours a week.
 PRESENTATION

In week 9-10 you will be required to present your finished

construction to the class. Your presentation needs to be a
minimum of 5 minutes. You may use PowerPoint, Book Creator
or any apps to present on the following:
 A picture of your final construction, description of what
materials you used and why you chose them.
 Your individual predictions – how many cookies will your
boat hold?
 Your construction process (including pictures and a brief
description of the different stages and difficulties you came
across).
 What did you see? How did the results from the testings
compare to your predictions?
 What would you do differently next time?
 One thing each member in your group learnt from this
project.
 What you enjoyed about the incursion and how it helped
you in making your boat.
 How is your boat environmentally friendly?
 ~ Teacher Notes ~
Example checklist for students:
Specifications
Yes
All materials are recycled?
Looks nice and is
environmentally friendly?
Strong and stable
design/construction?
Strong enough to hold the
cookies without sinking?
Vital elements are considered?
If no, what do we need to change? SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS:
No
DURING CONSTRUCTION:
 Students should be instructed
on how to carefully use
materials and be monitored
while they do so.
 Only Teachers/parent helpers
will use hot glue guns.
 Students should always cut
away from their hands and
other body parts when using
scissors. The teacher should
cut materials that require a
lot of force.