Post 4 Biodiesel

We burned some Chick-Fil-A oil to make our biodiesel fuel for the boats.

Our boat was made from coroplast which is also commonly used in signs and guinea pig cages (which is my personal use for it). We used a whole ton of hot glue to keep the boat water proof but on racing day it passed the line and a little over 22 sec.

Here's some boats in action: youtube
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Post 3 Biodiesel

Today is a free blog day so I decided to do some extra research on the putt putt boat project. Most noticeable in its appearance in the movie "Ponyo", the putt putt boat is a simple powered, miniture model.
Here's a website that explains how the boat runs and works. sciencetoymaker
And here's a website that explores the differences between multiple fuel sources. consumerreports
Tomorrow we'll be starting the project that involves making a boat and racing it against each other.

Post 2 Biodiesel

We are now starting a new project on putt putt (pop pop) boats.
Here's a website I found most useful on how to make a putt putt boat. nmia
Here's another website with instructions. allencentre

Post 1 Biodiesel

Our new topic is biodiesel, and we recently did a project to raise awareness of using biodiesel through a video.
Here's a link to our video. youtube
Here's the website. biodiesel