The northeast of England is famous for its ship building past. The children in Key Stage One continued this tradition in their Pirate topic. The children were set the task of designing a new pirate ship for Captain Blackbeard. In their science lessons, the children had to investigate the properties of various materials to see which would be best for the hull of a model pirate ship. Using their findings, the children designed a pirate ship.
They were given a design brief of creating a pirate ship that would:
*float
*be waterproof
*sail

Once the children had completed their ships, they tested them to see if they met the design brief. To the delight of Captain Blackbeard, many of the models made fine pirate ships. However, some became shipwrecks!