In this project you need to discover just
how oars and paddles work to make a boat move through the water.
In order to answer the essential question, you will need to pick at least
4 focus questions to answer.
Essential Question:
*What is the best way to row a boat through the water?
Focus questions
*What are levers?
*On an oar, where are the fulcrum, effort arm, resistance arm?
*What is the best rowing technique for rowing fast? for rowing a long
way?
*How is rowing different from paddling? Which is more efficient?
*How is an oar like a wing?
*What information needs to be considered when placing oar locks on
a boat?
*What muscles are used in rowing? In paddling?
*What materials make the best oars?
*How does Newton's third law apply to rowing?
*What is the best number or rowers to use in a 30 foot boat? Why?
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