Especialidades JA/Regata de botes de juguete/Requisitos

Regata de botes de juguete

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1. Dibujar un esquema de un barco (de vela) impulsado por viento que muestre las características pertinentes y cómo funcionan. Las características deben incluir pero no limitarse a botavara, casco, foque, quilla, vela mayor, mástil y timón. ¿Cómo las características que se eliminan comúnmente de los botes de juguete afectan la funcionalidad?

2. Dibujar un plano para un bote de juguete impulsado por una bandita elástica (gomita, liga) de un diseño de su elección que muestre las características pertinentes que difieren de un bote de viento.

3. Be able to describe Archimedes’ Principle of Buoyancy and how this principle applies to all boats.

4. Be able to describe Newton’s First Law of Motion and how this principle applies to all boats.

5. Be able to describe Newton’s Third Law of Motion and how this principle applies to a wind-powered (sail) boat.

6. Be able to describe the difference between Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy. Discuss how and when a toy rubber band powered boat uses both types of energy.

7. Use recycled materials to make at least one toy wind powered (sail) boat and at least one toy rubber band powered boat. Each toy boat will be no wider than 4 inches (10 cm) and suitable for travel in a 6-inch (15 cm) wide lane of water.

8. Participate in an organized wind-powered (sail) boat race using a boat you have made to complete this honor.

9. Participate in an organized rubber band boat race using a boat you have made to complete this honor.

10. Identify and tell a short story of at least two instances in the Bible that describe floating boats/objects and two that defy Archimedes’ Principle of Buoyancy.