We have more Wonders about boats that could help you out! That's awesome, Tommy! We're so glad that you found this Wonder helpful!! We encourage you to take a Wonder Journey to find out more about if water temperature affects how a boat floats! Hi, Johnny! We think that this Wonder will help answer your question about boats! Let us know what you find out! We're glad you stopped by Wonderopolis for your school project, Alexander! While this Wonder may have just started your research, we're sure you can find more info by researching online and at your library!
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Accessed 16 Feb. It sure does, Ishaan! You can learn more about density and its relationship to buoyancy by hopping over to the Indianapolis Public Library website! Thanks for asking, olivia! Since we do not list the publish date, it's OK for you to use the date you accessed this webpage for information. If that was today, put "16 Nov. This Wonder of the Day just provided an overview of how boats float. We encourage you to keep exploring online or at your library to learn about the parts of a boat and how they help the boat float!
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Good luck with your research paper! Hey, Katelyn! That's an interesting question. We do, however, have other Wonders about snakes. You can also keep researching about snakes at your library and online. Welcome back, joey! We hope you liked this Wonder! Hey there, Wonder Friend Courtney! While some lighter boats have no trouble floating, we can't forget about those big boats that sail through the ocean!
It has to do with displacement A huge boat, on the other hand, will float because, even though it weighs a lot, it displaces a huge amount of water that weighs even more.
Hey there, Wonder Friend Victoria! What a great connection to our boat Wonder! The Titanic was the largest ship to set sail at the time! It was going to make history! Unfortunately the ship did not make it to its destination. We're glad you're here! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Wonder Friend! We learned about push and pull with our boat Wonder.
The water pushes up while the force of gravity pulls down, allowing the boat to float! We're so glad you enjoyed our adventure on the sea, Aniyah! Science is super cool, especially when we can Wonder with you! Hey there, Chase! We bet Minnesota was very cold-- we hope you were bundled up! Thanks for sharing your cool comment with us- what a great connection to our boat Wonder! We're so glad are here to learn something new with us, Laila! The Wonder video and article are full of great information!
Thanks for sharing your comment, Victor! We can't wait to Wonder again soon! Great questions, Crystal! We learned that science is a big part of understanding how boats float. The boat has be shaped a certain way in order to float-- so many boats don't even need paddles! We Wonder if you can make a list of all the different boats you have seen or heard of You can see how some boats have paddles, some have engines, and some need captains! Thank you for sharing your Wonder guess, Duck Dynasty girl!
We think it's great that you're using your imagination with us today! Hey there, Duck Dynasty Girl! We're glad you asked about floating and moving at the same time! We know that boats can float, but some use an engine to move from place to place. Boats need a force to propel them, or move them forward. However, for smaller boats all you need is a paddle and some upper body strength! Thanks for sharing your comment!
We're so glad you're here, Wonder Friend Crystal! Thanks for sharing what you learned about floating objects-- don't forget about the push and pull of forces and gravity! Science is cool, especially when you can try it out yourself! Great work, Daniel T! Thank you for sharing what you learned about floating and buoyancy today!
Shape has a lot to do with an object's ability to float! Hey there, tigerlover! Thanks for sharing your thoughts about today's Wonder- we're glad you did! Great imagination! Boats that are well-made can float, Justin, unless something unfortunate happens like it did for the Titanic. Nice work, Wonder Friend Nikolas! We're so glad you shared what you know about buoyancy today! Great job! WOW, thanks for sharing your super enthusiastic Wonder comment, happygirl!
Science is awesome, just like you pandalover! Thanks for sharing your comment with us and telling us about what you learned today! Nice work! Great question, Hannah! There are lots of different types of boats-- some have paddles, some have motors, and some have huge engines! Boats can float even if they don't have a motor! How cool! We're happy you found another Wonder that made you smile!
Hey there, Wonder Friend Annon! We're glad you asked! This vocabulary word, buoyancy, describes something with the ability to float! Today's Wonder is all about buoyant boats!
Hi there, Wonder Friends in Mrs. Brandon's 3rd Grade! We're so glad to hear you learned something new with us today-- perhaps some of you will construct a boat of your very own in the future! We hear the wavin' wheat, it sure smells sweet in Oklahoma! Hey there, Jesse T! Thanks for telling us about what you learned from today's Wonder! The science of floating is super cool! We're glad you're here today!
Great memories, Gina M! Thanks for connecting your memories and today's Wonder! We're glad you're here, Wonder Friend! See you soon! That's great news, Jade!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about today's Wonder- we're so glad you're here! We're lucky to have a great Wonder Friend like you to share these floating facts, Andre'yanna! You're right, Morgan! It's fun to learn something new each and every day!
Thanks for sharing your comment with us today- we'll see you soon! That's great to hear, Marc, we're so glad you enjoyed today's floating Wonder! We're so glad that our Wonder connects to your lessons in class!! We love to learn new things, especially when we've started studying them in school. Goneau's Class! It depends on the type of boat, but damage to a ship can impact its ability to float. The absolute maximum number of people is 6,! Hey there, Wonder Friend Mystery!
A lot of people thought the Titanic was unsinkable, and unfortunately there were other things that affected its ability to stay above water. Thanks for sharing your comment with us today! Hey there, Wonder Friends Beaux and Kenny!
Thanks for sharing all the cool new things you've learned about boats, buoyancy and matter! Great question, Ryan M! Today's Wonder asks that same question-- how interesting! It's all about displacement, or how much water is moved when something is placed on top of it! A rock is tiny and heavy, and not much water is displaced when you drop it in the water-- it sinks! However, a boat, when built correctly, displaces a lot of water because of its size.
We know it can be tricky at first, but give the Wonder another try-- we know you'll get the hang of it! You're quite right, Wonder Friend Hunter. That's the issue with ships-- they can float, unless they hit something. We're so glad to hear it, Bob! Thanks for visiting us today!
What was your favorite part of today's Wonder? We're glad you're here today, Wonder Friend Pink! We like using context clues to help us understand new or big words!
Great guess, Hunter! We learned about buoyancy, which relates to the sinking of the Titanic. Great point, Patrick! The very first boats were shells-- even hollowed out logs tied together with reeds! We're so glad you're here today! Thanks for visiting us today to Wonder about buoyancy, Mrs. Roberts' Class! Have a marvelous Monday!
Good morning to our Wonder Friends in Mrs. Plunkert's Class! We learned about a term called displacement, which is hard to see with our own eyes. That's because water is fluid, or always moving. But displacement describes what happens when we put anything in water. Think of when you draw a bath. If you marked the waterline of the bathtub, and then got into the bathtub, you'd see the water rise.
That's displacement! We are so glad you learned a new thing or two with us today. We hope your day is float-tastic! Thanks for sharing your comment, Kenneth V!
We're so glad you enjoyed today's floating Wonder-- we sure learned a lot! The pufferfish sounds really cool, thanks for letting us know what your guess is!
Hey there, Wonder Friends in Mrs. Hess' Class! We're so excited that some of you have been visiting us lately-- even on the weekends! Many believe Egyptians were the first to build ships, but even before then, people would create boats out of logs and bundles of reed.
We bet you can find out some more information about the very first boats with some help from your librarian! We're so proud of you! We're glad you learned something new with us today, Joaquin! Hess' class! Hey there, Wonder Friend Alvaro! The Titanic was believed to be unsinkable, which is why it's an incredibly tragic story. When the ship hit the iceberg, it damaged the vessel and its ability to safely float.
We Wonder what book you're reading? It sounds great! Some Wonder Friends here at Wonderopolis have been on boats before We Wonder if you have traveled by boat? You can do aluminum foil boats and put pennies in them and see if it sinks. I put pennies in a boat and I am seeing if it will float for 24 Hours.
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If you were to submerge the box 1 foot into the water, the gauge would read 0. What this means is that the bottom of the box has an upward force being applied to it by that pressure. This just happens to exactly equal the weight of the cubic foot or cubic meter of water that is displaced!
It is this upward water pressure pushing on the bottom of the boat that is causing the boat to float. Each square inch or square centimeter of the boat that is underwater has water pressure pushing it upward, and this combined pressure floats the boat.
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