This document summarizes an experiment comparing a boat with tape surrounding its bowl and balloon to one without tape. The boat with tape held an average of 14.25 grams across 10 trials, while the one without tape held only 5.5 grams on average. The author learned that the tape helps the aluminum foil adhere better to the bowl, preventing water from seeping in, which improves how much mass the boat can hold.

1. Second Experimental Results:
Tape Vs. No Tape Covering the
Bowl & Balloon
Mckenzie Patrick

2. Photo Comparison

3. Data Table
Boat With Or Without Mass of Mass the Boat Held (g)
Tape Surrounding Bowl & Balloon the Boat (g) Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 Trial 6 Trial 7 Trial 8 Trial 9 Trial 10 Average
With 34.9 12.5 12.5 10 10 15 17.5 15 20 17.5 12.5 14.25
Without 32.7 12.5 7.5 5 5 2.5 5 5 2.5 5 5 5.5

4. What Was Learned
I learned that removing the tape surrounding
the bowl was worse than the prototype.
The one without held an average of only
5.5 grams and the one with held an
average of 14.25 grams. This is probably
because the tape holds the aluminum foil
to the bowl. Without the tape, the water is
able to seep in between the bowl and the
aluminum foil.