Cardboard Canoe

Below is a list of Achievements in which our cardboard canoe team had earned. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) Criteria & Constraints =Build a watercraft that allows you to traverse the CHS swimming pool. =You may only use Cardboard and Duct Tape for this event. =All Staples or other foreign material must be removed from your cardboard. 2.) Sketch Ideas =(shown) 3.) Prototype Ideas =(shown) 4.) Select an Approach = we used a V bottom in order to cut through the water efficiently. 5.) Surface Area Surface Area: 60 yards x 1.88 inches x 3 rolls 180 ft x 0.15667 ft x 3 rolls 28 ft squared x 3 rolls 84 ft squared 6.) Build It! = Our boat met the requirements, though it is quite unfortunate that no picture evidence is available. 7.) V-bottom = ...check. 8.) Balance Master = under about a foot of water, josh completed this achievement 9.) Feedback = duct tape could have been layered better. = rope should have been more sturdy = v bottom should have been at a lower slope, it was too steep. = side walls may have perfected the boat’s overall performance. 10.) Stick Through It. = through the hardships you must stick through it and prevail against all odds.