Over the course of a week, eighth graders designed their own cardboard boats to race while studying scientific concepts like density and displacement.

The goal of the annual Eighth grade boat race is to paddle from one end of the pool to the other the fastest without your boat sinking.

Eighth graders Emmett Brown and Damien Layus paddling in their hand-crafted cardboard boat.

Eighth grader Emmett Brown filled with excitement amidst relying his boat to the other end of the swimming pool.

Eighth graders Gabby Aaron and Victory Hayes enter their boat and prepare to start the race.

While some boats like the one on the left manage to stay afloat, others, like the one on the right, almost immediately sink.

The eighth grade team of Gabby Aaron Victory Hayes made the theme of their boat a shark, so they wore shark glasses to match its style.

Aaron and Hayes reach the finish line and their eighth science teacher, Melissa St. Pierre-Sands stands in the background as she facilitates the event.