Race a Speedboat

Can you make a paper boat race across the water just by gently touching the surface of the water?

Hypothesis (What I think will happen)

the boat will go fast because the liquid will go udar the boat.  

Materials

Colored card, washing up liquid, pencil or sharpie, scissors, large container of water.

Method (What we did)

what we will we had to get liquid and put one hand in the water.

Observation (What happened)

the boat went to the other side and crashed.

Conclusion (Why I think it happened)

because the liquid went behind the boat and it will push.

Short Experiment to Follow Up

Make Metal Float

Gently place a paperclip on the water’s surface.

Hypothesis (What I think will happen)

it won't work.

Observation (What happened)

will when we put the paper pin went under the water.

Conclusion (Why I think it happened)

i think it happened because the pin was to heve