Design Challenge

The Challenge

This week we begin a design challenge to give you all some basic experience in solving problems through design.  Normally we would have weeks to go through the entire process of coming up with the most appropriate solution or product after much time spent researching, planning and building.  For this challenge, a quick start should get us all up and moving.

Here's our problem: Le Jardin is located in a beautiful setting, at the base of the Koolaus... but it rains a lot!  Often, students forget their umbrellas!  How could we use commonly available materials to create a garment/hat to protect our heads from the elements?

The Challenge is set and the Specifications have been brainstormed on.  In your Google Doc, you've been tasked with completing the first 3 sections of your design challenge worksheet on your own before coming to our next class.  You should have a fairly clear idea of what you features you want your hat to have and how it should function.

Be sure to keep in mind the following:

• Your hat needs to be made out of materials and resources that can be found in the common classroom.  In reality, you wouldn't have time to rush out to Home Depot or Hardware Hawaii to buy supplies... would  you?
• You'll be required to bring your won construction materials to class, however, I'll provide some basic tools to measure, cut and join your materials together.
• We will eventually test these out!  Be sure to take into account that you will have a product (of your own design and build) that will need to protect you from the elements.

We'll have about 45 minutes of class time to construct your hat, then we're outside testing.  So... don't forget to bring a change of clothes, a towel and some slippers for our testing and construction day!

Here are the section build and test days!

• Friday, September 6th - Shamrock
• Monday, September 9th - Aqua
• Tuesday, September 10th - Bubble Gum

Images
Art Club Hat Project - Merri Chapman