Vocabulary
What does sink mean?
To go down below the surface of water, or another liquid
What part of the boat is a piece of material held on the mast that catches the wind and propels a boat?
The sails
Will a feather sink or float?
Float
Which part of the boat is A?
The sails.
What is the type of boat that relies on wind to move through water?
A sailboat.
What is the definition of a boat?
A small vessel propelled on water by oars, sails, or an engine
What is the mast?
The tall upright post that carries sails on a sailboat.
Will a metal washer sink or float?
Which part of the boat is B?
The hull
Which types of boats use an engine to propel through the water?
Motorboats
What does waterproof mean?
A quality that means to keep water out
What is the main body of a boat or other vessel called?
The hull.
Does a Penny (coin) float or sink?
Sink
Which part of the sailboat is C?
The mast.
What type of boats rely on human power or rowing/ paddling?
Paddle boats, row boats
What does float mean?
To rest on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking
What is the keel?
The central part on the bottom of a boat used for balance.
Does tin foil sink or float?
Float
Which part of the boat is D?
The keel
Give one reason how humans can use boats.
To move people, to transport goods, or to allow people to hunt/ fish in oceans, lakes, and rivers.
What is the definition for buoyancy mean?
The ability to float in water or another liquid
What is the rudder?
It is the part of the boat used for steering.
What could you add to a tin foil boat to make it sink?
You could add weight to it to make it sink (glass tiles, pennies, washers).
Which part of a sailboat is E?
The rudder.
Why is it important that humans know how to build boats?
To move people, to transport goods, and to allow people to hunt/ fish in oceans, rivers and lakes.