Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

Make an experimental boat

Celebrate National Science Week

Activity time: 20 minutes

Science is about asking questions and finding answers, to learn about the world and the universe.

In this video we make a boat and test if it can float. We also see how fast it can go.

Download the family guide for more fun activities:

Make an icecream and soda volcano you can drink
Test what paper shapes are the strongest
Make snow with cornflour and shaving cream

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You’ll need....

aluminium foil
recyclable materials
paper or card
scissors
crayons, textas, pencils
glue stick or sticky tape.

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