• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Welcome to APEGNB!

Welcome to APEGNB!

New Brunswick's engineering and geoscience regulatory body.

  • Professional Development
  • myAPEGNB Login
  • Public Registry
  • Contact Us
  • English
    • Français
  • About Us
    • Act and Associated Documents
    • Our Team
      • Branches
        • Fredericton Branch
        • Moncton Branch
        • Northeastern Branch
        • Northwestern Branch
        • Saint John Branch
      • Committees
      • Get Involved
    • APEGNB Strategic Plan
    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
    • Foundation for Education
    • Programs and Initiatives
      • Awards & Scholarships
      • Sponsorship
      • Think Engineering & Geoscience
    • Online Store
    • Publications
    • Touching Lives Campaign
  • Apply
    • Determine your Registration Type
    • Exams
    • First-Time Applicant
      • Educated in Canada- Engineering
      • Educated in Canada- Geoscience
        • Geoscience qualification assessment tool
      • Internationally Educated
        • Canadian Accredited Engineering programs
        • Language Policy
      • Limited Licence
        • Defining a Scope of Practice
        • Transfer your Licence
        • Ready to Apply?
    • FAQ
    • Registered Elsewhere in Canada
    • Reinstatement
    • Supporting Documents
  • Firms
    • Certificate of Authorization
    • Corporate Name Change
    • Mineral Exploration Companies
  • Professionals
    • Benefits and Services
    • Connections Program- Become a mentor!
    • Continuing Professional Development
      • Atlantic Regulators Learning Platform
    • Forms and Resources
    • myAPEGNB
    • Practice Guidelines
    • Professional Seals, Stamps and Signatures
    • Registered Elsewhere in Canada
    • Reinstatement
    • Retirement and Leave
  • MITs
    • Apply
    • Becoming a Professional
    • FAQ
    • Accredited Engineering Programs
    • Competency-Based Assessment (CBA)
    • Connections Program- Become a mentee!
    • Pre-Grad/Graduate Work Experience
  • Public Protection
    • Complaints Process
      • File a Complaint
    • Notices
    • Enforcement
      • Is this person REALLY a professional engineer/geoscientist?
      • Job Titles
    • Public Registry

BUILD A BOAT

BUILD A BOAT!

Engineers and geoscientists play an important part in protecting the public, including designing boats and ships that carry everything from the food we eat to the cars we drive and of course, people! Boats take a lot of design work to make sure that all of the components won’t break down in the water, including the computer systems inside that run the motors. Boats need to float and be able to move through the water in a variety of conditions.

YOUR MISSION:

Design a boat that can carry a cell phone or iPod (sealed in a plastic bag!) without sinking.  

GUIDELINES:

Create a video showcasing the design and function of your boat. Tell us about what obstacles you faced when you began building and how you improved your design and overcame these obstacles. This shows us your design thinking skills.

Upload this video to YouTube and email the link to stem@apegnb.com with the subject line: Build a Boat. In the email include the link to the video, as well as your name, age, and school.

You should use objects you can find around the house to create your boat (some examples are below).

We recommend that you test out your boat in the bathtub and try to get it to move from one side to the other. How does the boat react if you make waves in the tub? Make sure that if you’re testing with electronics they are in a sealed plastic bag so that they don’t get wet!

EXAMPLE MATERIALS:

You can use these or any other materials you find around your house to work with.

  • Recycling
  • Styrofoam
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Cardboard
  • Plastic Bags
  • Craft sticks
  • Tape
  • Glue
  • Pipe Cleaners
Category: APEGNB NewsTag: Design Challenges

Copyright © 2025 · Welcome to APEGNB! · All Rights Reserved • Privacy Policy • Site Design & Maintenance: K!ERS

The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick office is situated on the traditional unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Peskotomuhkati peoples.

  • English
  • Français (French)