Girl Scouts Junior Paddle Boat Design Challenge Badge

Explore how paddle boats work and engineer your own paddle boat.

1. Explore how paddle boats work
2. Design and build a rubber band-powered paddle boat
3. Test your rubber band-powered paddle boat
4. Analyze and share your results
5. Brainstorm ways to improve your design

When you've earned this badge, you'll know how to build and test a paddle boat and understand buoyancy, potential energy, and kinetic energy.