What’s the best design to float your boat? by bertina banks, july 2, 2009 grade level. middle school; category. (the best boat design will carry the heaviest load) sketch the shape. reshape the clay. be sure to use the same amount of clay. put your new clay boat in the water. mark the water level. measure the change and record. g. They begin by designing and building boats out of clay that will float in water, and then refine their designs so that their boats will carry as great a load (metal washers) as possible. building a clay boat to hold as much weight as possible is an engineering design problem.. Float a clay boat. each student uses a small quantity of modeling clay to make a boat that will float in a tub of water. the object is to build a boat that will hold as much weight as possible without sinking..
Question what are characteristics of a clay boat design that float the best? explain why it works, and the clay ball fails to float using archimedes
