Tyler ISD Career & Technology students race in cardboard boats

Michael Garcia
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TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Tyler ISD Career & Technology students set sail in their handmade cardboard vessels for the district’s annual Carboard Boat Regatta races on Thursday.

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“The first Cardboard Boat Regatta was launched six years ago as part of a lesson plan for Tyler ISD students,” Tyler ISD instructor Mike Baker said. “The end-of-year project focuses on math and science. It is part of the same curriculum as the MIT Freshman Engineering class. For fun, all classes at the CTC were invited to participate this year.”

  • A team with their boat and paddle before the race. Photo courtesy of Tyler ISD.
    A team with their boat and paddle before the race. Photo courtesy of Tyler ISD.
  • A boat being paddled in the middle of a pool. Photo courtesy of Tyler ISD.
    A boat being paddled in the middle of a pool. Photo courtesy of Tyler ISD.
  • A boat and paddler almost across the pool. Photo courtesy of Tyler ISD.
    A boat and paddler almost across the pool. Photo courtesy of Tyler ISD.
  • A team with their boat and paddle before the race. Photo courtesy of Tyler ISD.
    A team with their boat and paddle before the race. Photo courtesy of Tyler ISD.
  • All the teams lined up at the side of the pool before the race. Photo courtesy of Tyler ISD.
    All the teams lined up at the side of the pool before the race. Photo courtesy of Tyler ISD.

Teams of four students grouped up to build two boats that can hold at at least one person. According to the district, students had to use Archimedes’ Principle, teamwork, communication and ingenuity to design their boats.

Teams and individuals were judged on how long their boat stays afloat, distance covered and whether they made it back and forth across the pool.

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