Parker proved himself a future scientist yet again this year with his experiment on cucumber boat racing. I have to hand it to Peter, this experiment involved some crazy engineering and he did a great job helping Parker out with his vision.
The idea was to carve out 4 different cucumber boats, and see which model made the best time.
Here is Parker, carving his boats.
The four competitors...
And here is the racetrack! A raingutter capped off at the ends, filled with water, and powered by a fan.
Parker kept time with a stopwatch...here is the first boat, ready to launch.
barely making it mid-race...
It finally made it to the finish. However, the other models did not fare so well - the cardstock sail seemed to be too heavy.
So, the engineers went back to the drawing board and came up with this! Packing tape, of all things, seemed to work best for the sail. They really flew after that! Number 2 was the winner.
Parker was lucky to have Grandma Stewart join him for the science fair!
It is so fun to have her close enough to pop on over when Grandpa is out of town!
Here he is, reporting to the reviewer on his project. I had fun reviewing some of the other kids' projects. Parker did a fantastic job! We're so lucky to have a scientist in the family!
5 comments:
What a creative idea. How fun.
never knew cucumbers could float!
WOW! What a great idea! That is so fun and I look forward to those types of activities with my children. You have 2 smart kiddos!
That's my boy...such a thinker and so fun too! Love him so much! No doubt he will go far in life!!!
What a great idea! Who knew cucumbers and packing tape made great boats?!
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