RIVERSPORT Cardboard Canoe Challenge
SOAR Cardboard Canoe Curriculum
The full SOAR Cardboard Canoe curriculum was developed for 7th grade science teachers to use in the classroom with teams of kids building boats. Lessons include innovation, collaboration and STEM principles. The full curriculum includes a field trip to RIVERSPORT to race their boats – and every students has a chance to get on the water and paddle. Contact us to learn more about an experience for your classroom.
Building a cardboard canoe is a creative project you can do with your kids at home – and you can even use it as a STEM activity in the classroom.
The idea is simple – and you don’t have to actually float it to have fun! Your kids can design and build a canoe from a sheet of cardboard, markers and tape. Make it any size you want and use markers, crayons or paint to decorate it. Build it large enough to sit in, or a mini version to float in your tub or a wading pool. Then send us a photo or video of your creation via email or tag us on social media @riversportokc.org
We’ve put together some resources to get you started, along with STEM information you can use to teach your kids about buoyancy, water displacement, and even Newton’s laws of motion. We also have vocabulary words to introduce them to the world of human-powered boats.
RIVERSPORT’s Cardboard Canoe Challenge is a part of our OKC Thrive Outside initiative to get more kids outside more often! We hope you’ll join us.
Videos
Cardboard Canoe Overview Video
Worksheets (full curriculum available for classrooms)
RIVERSPORT Cardboard Canoe Overview
RIVERSPORT Designing Your Canoe
RIVERSPORT Cardboard Canoe Engineering
RIVERSPORT Cardboard Canoe Boat Designs
RIVERSPORT Cardboard Canoe Buoyancy Exp
RIVERSPORT Cardboard Canoe Vocabulary
RIVERSPORT Cardboard Canoe Challenge Newton’s Laws of Motion
