Personal Narrative: The Fast Boat

Nicole and I both put equal amount of time into building our boat. Nicole provided the styrofoam, and popsicle sticks. Nicole helped hold the styrofoam while I was cutting it. She helped stick the popsicle sticks in between the two pieces of styrofoam. Nicole also worked on the boat during her own time.
I provided the propeller and helped put the rudder on the boat. I cut the big block of styrofoam into two rectangular sizes. I sawed them down, so they wouldn’t have any rough edges. I also helped work on the boat during my own time, outside of class.
Nicole and I both contributed to help make the boat, either in our or together in class. We both provided equal amount of materials and helped each other out. We worked very well together and used both of our own ideas. …show more content…
The first test was without a rudder and the last 4 tests were with a rudder. The boat had to be tested multiple times to get the best speed. When constructing the boat, the group members had different ideas, but all ideas were put into the construction of the boat. After many tests. The group had finally gotten the best time on the boat. Then the data from the tests was used to find the efficiency of the boat. Along with the rest of the data, the group found the velocity of each test. In the end, the group was able to figure out the buoyancy of the boat. The main objective for the group was, testing the boat with and without a rudder. The rudder helps the boat go straight. The first test for the boat was without a rudder. This resulted in the boat curving and turning. Since the boat did not go straight, no time was recorded for the first test. The group realized the rudder needed to be put on now, in order for the boat to go straight. Once the rudder was put on, the group realized the boat had gone straight now. Although, the boat did go at a slow pace, the rudder still