Stickit

Oliver Davis, Ethan Kinney, Christian

Ethan Kinney decided to keep track of all the information.

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 going to solve the coffee mug problem because not enough people have them to drink their drinks. [], []
 * 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.

We will test it by making the mug and test it by trying to drink out of it to see if it's sturdy enough to use at home.
 * Provide a detailed explanation of how you will test your product against the design specifications. (requirements)

**Design:** We will make it a base and use the duct tape to swing around that base. We can just make the coffee mug with no base. The design we will use is to make a base and then use the duct tape to swing it around the base in order to make the coffee mug design. First, we will make the base by making a piece of duct tape into a circle shape. Second, we will get the roll of duct tape and put the sticky side of the base on the duct tape roll. Third, we will wrap around the duct tape on the base until we get to the handle. Fourth, when we get to the handle we will make an arc that looks like a handle. Fifth, we will continue our way up until we get far enough to the size of a coffee mug. Sixth, we will test it to see if it's sturdy. The base is purple and the whole mug itself will be black and the handle will be green. The plan will work because it will have a sturdy base so that the duct tape can get safely around the base in order to make the coffee mug.
 * 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.
 * Evaluate the plan and justify any changes to your design.

**Realizing the Solution:**
 * Skillfully use appropriate techniques and equipment.
 * Follow your plan, justify changes in the plan, and create an appropriate product using your resources and time.

**Evaluate:** Our product turned out well. When we tried to lift the handle, it worked out pretty well. My group also thinks that the product turned out well. We did really well in the research and analysis stage and we also did well in the design stage. We could have done the realizing the soultion stage better. Sticking to a task allows you to complete the task that you want to accomplish and if you stick to it, it will become easier along the way. Yes, it affects how we get the job done, how good of quality it is and how much time it will take you to complete the task. One thing I would change is not making us just use duct tape but letting us use somethinge sturdy to put underneath the duct tape so that it will hold up.
 * 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?