Structures: Boats

Investigating the properties of materials through water play to discover which materials are waterproof and whether they float or sink.

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Lesson 1: Waterproof materials

Lesson 2: Floating and sinking

Lesson 3: Boats

Lesson 4: Investigating boats

Lesson 5: Designing boats

Lesson 6: Creating and testing boats

Key skills

  • Designing a junk model
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Key knowledge

  • To know that ‘waterproof’
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