Plankton Wars!!!!

Last Wednesday our class participated in a PLANKTON WAR!!! We got with a partner, and we had to come up with a plankton design that would not float or sink too fast. Me and my partner Ashleigh, came up with a design that we thought would be a sure fire win. Our clay plankton was held together by toothpicks that were plunged down the middle. We inserted Q-tips in the sides where we hung soda can tops off the ends of the Q-tips. We put a nut in between each layer of clay so that it would give us a little weight so that we would not just float. When it was our turn to test our plankton, we felt that we had a really good chance at winning the war. We were wrong!!! As soon as our plankton hit the water it sunk like a rock. We had the chance to take somethings off, but on our second try, we still failed. I feel as though our plankton failed because of the weight of the nuts and the weight of the clay. 

The winner of the war was Karen and Morgan. Their plankton won because it was light-weight, but also heavy enough to float below the water's surface. Their plankton had a flat head and two toothpicks sticking out. Their plankton also had a red sword for show.