Boats (Powered By soap!)

Making boats is fun for younger and older elementary students alike! This activity can be used to learn about a variety of concepts including simple engineering, buoyancy, materials science, forces, and/or surface tension.

Keep exploring and expanding on this activity!

UCSD STEM CREATE video on boats and buoyancy
In English
In Spanish

Elementary Institute of Science Lesson on Buoyancy (grades 3-8)

Milk Tie-Dye (Steve Spangler)