I earned 75 points Achievements on this challenge.
Intro: For this challenge we designed and built a cardboard boat and competed against other teams in our class at the BBMAC olympic pool. It was fun!
Design Achievements:• Define the Problem and Brainstorm Solutions - State the problem you are designing a solution for. List at least 20 ideas you have regarding your solution.
The problem we were trying to solve was to float a student across the pool using only cardboard and duct tape.
The following is a list of 20 brainstorms we came up with at the very start of our design process:
1)Water
2)Duct tape everything
3)Square off boat
4)Fit 2 people in boat
5)Food
6)Naming the boat
7)Floatable
8)Ice Cream Float
9)Bananas
10)Taking photo of boat
11)Sending photo to email
12)Putting photos on blog
13)Posting photos on facebook
14)Food
15)Water
16)Brainstorm
17)Haunted Hotel
18)Scary
19)Sabatouge
20)Sponge
• Criteria & Constraints - List or reference the specified Criteria and Constraints you're designing for. List at least one implied criteria. List at least three implied contsraints.
1)Boat had to be covered in Duct tape
2)Boat had to be made of cardboard
3)Boat had to float in water
• Sketch Ideas - Draw 3 different sketches for possible designs. Label at least 3 key features for each sketch. Describe the feature's functionality so a viewer understands why the called out feature is important.
• Prototype Ideas - Craft physical prototypes (models) of each of your three sketches. Use a notecard or post it note to call out at least one key feature on each model. Post the images to your blog and describe the key feature that you've pointed out on each.
• Select an Approach - Generate feedback (+, change, ?, !) and make a decision matrix regarding your sketches/prototypes. Specify the approach you've chosen and justify your selection.
Build Achievements:
• Build It!
• The Early Bird Gets the Achievement - Awarded to the team with the fastest build.
• V-Bottom - Earn this by building a non-flat bottom
Test Achievements:
• The Fastest - Awarded to the first team to reach the far side (25yds)
• The Farthest - Awarded to the team that can travel the furthest (laps)won
• The Longest - Awarded to the team with the watercraft that floats the longest (multiple teams may be awarded this achievement if multiple boats remain afloat at the end of our competition period).won• Balance Master - Awarded if you can have at least one person stand for 5 seconds in the boat (you must conduct this away from the edge of the pool so that non one falls over and hits their head) won
• Videographer - Take video of the challenge and post to your blog.
Reflection Achievements:
• Feedback -
+good design
-bad design
Y-Could be better
+I like the idea
• How Low Did You Go? - We floated in the water the longest; we went forever until we did the last activity where people sunk our boat.• Redesign If I had to redisgn a new boat I would make the sides higher so water would not go in. I would also put duct tape inside of the boat so that when the water hit the boat it would not be destroyed in a matter of seconds.
• (Make Your Own Achievement) - Being able to stand up in the boat
Intro: For this challenge we designed and built a cardboard boat and competed against other teams in our class at the BBMAC olympic pool. It was fun!
Design Achievements:• Define the Problem and Brainstorm Solutions - State the problem you are designing a solution for. List at least 20 ideas you have regarding your solution.
The problem we were trying to solve was to float a student across the pool using only cardboard and duct tape.
The following is a list of 20 brainstorms we came up with at the very start of our design process:
1)Water
2)Duct tape everything
3)Square off boat
4)Fit 2 people in boat
5)Food
6)Naming the boat
7)Floatable
8)Ice Cream Float
9)Bananas
10)Taking photo of boat
11)Sending photo to email
12)Putting photos on blog
13)Posting photos on facebook
14)Food
15)Water
16)Brainstorm
17)Haunted Hotel
18)Scary
19)Sabatouge
20)Sponge
• Criteria & Constraints - List or reference the specified Criteria and Constraints you're designing for. List at least one implied criteria. List at least three implied contsraints.
1)Boat had to be covered in Duct tape
2)Boat had to be made of cardboard
3)Boat had to float in water
• Sketch Ideas - Draw 3 different sketches for possible designs. Label at least 3 key features for each sketch. Describe the feature's functionality so a viewer understands why the called out feature is important.
• Prototype Ideas - Craft physical prototypes (models) of each of your three sketches. Use a notecard or post it note to call out at least one key feature on each model. Post the images to your blog and describe the key feature that you've pointed out on each.
• Select an Approach - Generate feedback (+, change, ?, !) and make a decision matrix regarding your sketches/prototypes. Specify the approach you've chosen and justify your selection.
Build Achievements:
• Build It!
• The Early Bird Gets the Achievement - Awarded to the team with the fastest build.
• V-Bottom - Earn this by building a non-flat bottom
Test Achievements:
• The Fastest - Awarded to the first team to reach the far side (25yds)
• The Farthest - Awarded to the team that can travel the furthest (laps)won
• The Longest - Awarded to the team with the watercraft that floats the longest (multiple teams may be awarded this achievement if multiple boats remain afloat at the end of our competition period).won• Balance Master - Awarded if you can have at least one person stand for 5 seconds in the boat (you must conduct this away from the edge of the pool so that non one falls over and hits their head) won
• Videographer - Take video of the challenge and post to your blog.
Reflection Achievements:
• Feedback -
+good design
-bad design
Y-Could be better
+I like the idea
• How Low Did You Go? - We floated in the water the longest; we went forever until we did the last activity where people sunk our boat.• Redesign If I had to redisgn a new boat I would make the sides higher so water would not go in. I would also put duct tape inside of the boat so that when the water hit the boat it would not be destroyed in a matter of seconds.
• (Make Your Own Achievement) - Being able to stand up in the boat
