For pre-activity boat-building assessment activity, each student needs:

• 5 index cards
• 2 ft masking tape
• 5 Popsicle sticks
• 100 g of weight, for testing
• bucket or sink of water

Each group needs:

• thin nylon cord, 100 ft
• spring scale
• computers with PowerPoint and video editing capability
• Balloons Worksheet, one per student
• Balloon Budget Worksheet, one per group

To share with the entire class:

• flip video camera (if purchasing a new camera for this project the Muvi Atom ($60) is highly recommended: https://www.amazon.com/camera-photo/dp/B003BRD9QG
• painter's plastic
• 2 hairdryers
• (optional, to replace hairdryers above) Indoor Balloon Tester ($99): https://www.pitsco.com/store/detail.aspx?KeyWords=hot%20air&ID=2499&c=&t=&l=&bhcp=1
• tissue paper
• trash bags
• 17-inch balloons
• 5-10 large helium balloons (purchased on test day or 1 day prior)
• thick string (twine)
• thin string (thread)
• bamboo skewers
• cardboard
• wire
• styrofoam
• fabric (1m x 1m)
• computer with internet access, and projector, to show short video documentary
• printer, for printing out images from camera video footage