Stick+It

Brendan Begley Collin Everett Chris Okamoto

Stick It! **Area of Interaction:** Human Ingenuity
 * Significant Concept:** The Design Cycle can help me solve problems and complete tasks.
 * Unit Question:** How does the Design Cycle help me stick with it?

__Design Specifications:__ Using 4 rolls of duct-tape and the Design Cycle, create a useful product that can help people in their daily lives.

**Research & Analysis:** We are trying to make a cup handle that can help people in their daily lives while only using four rolls of duct-tape, so our cups can have handles. The problem that we have is we only have four rolls of duct-tape to work with. During our research from appropiate sources we evaluated that we need to make sure that the duct tape will actually stick to the cup so that it can be used. Provide a detailed explanation of how you will test your product against the design specifications. (requirements) We will test our product by using it for a day on a cup and seeing if it can be durable and benefit us enough to use it.
 * Completely explain the problem you are going to solve and its relevance to your life.
 * Critically investigate the problem and evaluate information from a variety of appropriate sources.

**Design:** We've created a range of different cup holders that we could make. We've made the best design and now we just need to specify it. 1. We will find out the dimensions of a regular soda can and fit our cup holder into that size. 2. We will cut out strips of duct tape and make them the correct width/length.(4.8x2.5) 3. We will complete the cup holder and make sure a soda can can fit into it securely. Colors: Top - Pink Middle - Red Bottom - Black Holder - Pattern of Purple and Blue (Retro)
 * Create a range of possible designs, and evaluate all of them against the design specifications (requirements).
 * Choose the best design and evaluate it fully against the design specifications (requirements).
 * Create a plan that contains a number of detailed, logical steps that describes how you will use your resources and time.

We didn't need to change any steps to our design and plan.
 * Evaluate the plan and justify any changes to your design.

**Realizing the Solution:** We skillfully made our cup holder. We did follow our plan but there were some bumps in the road so we had to change our plan quite a bit with the bottom of the cup and its durability. We didn't really need to modify any changes, we just specified the measurements and added protection/durability.
 * Skillfully use appropriate techniques and equipment.
 * Follow your plan, justify changes in the plan, and create an appropriate product using your resources and time.

> We think our product was well-made and it defitinitely worked through testing. It's simple/easy to use and you can use any kind of aluminum can and the holder will be durable enough to hold it. > We worked well at each step of the design cycle, but I think we could've improved with the design step. We did well Realizing the Solution and using approiate materials/techniques, but we need to work more with the planning. We need to estimate any positive or negative outcome and then plan a solution to each one. > Sticking to a task impacts my life because it gives me a good work ethic and makes me workable around other people. As I just stated, it helps my environment because it shows the people around you that your a good person to collaborate with. > Sticking as a group definitely affects the work because if everyone is working hard in the group then you're going to get a lot more done as opposed to when some people take some time off and the mood is sluggish within the group. If I could change one thing about this activity I would let the students use other things than duct tape so then you could be more creative with what you are building.
 * **Evaluate:**
 * Evaluate your product based on the design specifications, results of testing, and feedback from self and others.
 * Evaluate your performance at each stage of the design cycle and suggest improvements.
 * Completely explain how sticking to a task impacts your life and environment.
 * Does sticking together as a group affect your work? Why or Why not?
 * If you could change one thing about this activity, what would you change?