Float or Sink: Central Cabarrus STEM Students Learn Lessons That Last

Cardboard boat challenge highlights how students can turn failure into growth

Aug 22, 2025

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The cardboard boats were tested in small pools. Photo credit: Chris Miller

At Central Cabarrus High, an early lesson of the school year came not from a textbook but from small pools filled with cardboard boats: sometimes you sink before you learn how to float.

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