Stick+It+Project

**STICK IT** Area of Interaction: Environments Significant Concept: The Design Cycle can help me complete a task. Unit Question: Why is it important to stick with it?

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Design Specifications: Using 4 rolls of duct-tape and the Design Cycle, create a useful product that can help people in their environment. This is due February 10. ======  Investigate: Completely explain the problem and its relevance to your life. In an environment, it's necessary to have essentials that are useful and applicable. If an individual has an object that is applicable and useful, then that object will serve importance to the situation. In this assignment, we've been assigned to create a useful object that is applicable in any environment. Given four rolls of duct tape, inspiration, and an assignment, we must construct something useful. There are a multitude of things that a normal human being uses every day that is so essential for their survival. This is where the concept of technology comes in. There are just some things that we can't live without and need them in our day-to-day lives. So basically, the problem is that we need to come up with an item that can be used in every environment with a limited amount of resources. We can only use duct tape and our amazing creativity to construct an amazing project. :D As for the relevance, the problem applies to life because this is not particularly an easy feat. We must learn to stick with it and apply this to other parts of our lives. The items that we are making are essential to every environment which helps realize that these things are going to aid us in sticking with it and not giving up in the middle of race or situation. One should always stick with it and using everyday technology will help us to fulfill whatever situation we are currently. in.  Critically investigate the problem and evaluate information from a variety of appropriate sources. http://duckbrand.com/Duck%20Tape%20Club/ducktivities.aspx http://www.monkeysee.com/play/14637-how-to-make-duct-tape-crafts http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?action=tags;sa=showtopics;tag=duct_tape_crafts http://familycrafts.about.com/od/ducttapecrafts/Duct_Tape_Crafts.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8icUSVUGDvA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5grD838zF5s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsOgidHORZo&feature=related

 Provide a detailed explanation of how you will test your product against the design specifications. (requirements) Once our project has been completed, we will do the following things in order to test it and recieve feedback. 1. We will walk our with our product and load it with items to see if it's robust or not 2. We will go online and compare our product to similar products to see if they are worse or better 3. We will fill our project with different sized loads to see if it can withhold it or not 4. We will allow other people to hold it and tell us if it looks and feels like normal backpack. 5. We will create a survey and get other peoples' opinions about it 6. We will check its durability by walking around with with it for at least a day 7. We will see if it meets the requirements of the IB Rubric 8. We're going to treat it like a normal backpack and see if it's good or not.

 Design: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Create a range of possible designs, and evaluate all of them against the design specifications (requirements). 1. wallet - A wallet isn't a very necessary item for all environments. The design specifications clearly say that the item should apply to most environments and the wallet somewhat does and doesn't. A wallet can be used in all situations, so this could potentially be one of our ideas. 2. Door rack - The door rack is basically a hanger that hangs down from a door and contains many components in which one can store items. The reason we did not like this very much is because it can't be transported easily and can't be used in a variety of environments, but can only be limited to a house or office area. 3. Book Covers - A book cover would only be usefull to a student which limits its use in a wide variety of environments. Therefore, we have decided that this won't be the best idea. Also, book covers are kind of dumb. This doesn't relate to our life much because usage of books is decreasing due to all the technology use. 4. Back Pack - The backpack can be usefull in many environments because it's portable and storage is something that's very necessary. The design specifications allow a backpack to be quite helpful to a lot of people. It seems as if we are leaning more towards this. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> Choose the best design and evaluate it fully against the design specifications (requirements). Our best design would probably be the backpack because it is so versatile, portable, and can be used in all environments. Assuming that the desing specifications include creativity in what we create, our backpack is going to be very detailed, very unique, and unlike any other duct tape backpack out there. We have decided to chose a cookie monster theme because we want to please the incoming generations. The front side of the back pack will be woven with different colors with our cookie monster logo in the front. We'll have a flap opening the back pack and to close it shut, there will be velcro. Also, there will be many pockets. This is obviously going to be made using duct tape, and it's quite open to all the people in all environments. :D

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Plan: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Create a plan that contains a number of detailed, logical steps that describes how you will use your resources and time. Day 1: We will make a design on paper and begin making the weaves. Day 2: We will finish the rest of the weave pieces to prepare for weaving in Days 3-5 Day 3: We will work on the weaves, forming the sides, the top flap and bottom. Day 4: We will finish the weaves. Day 5: Make the straps and design the "cookie monster" components and acquire the materials for "cookie monster" piece. Day 6: Attach straps to back piece and create the "cookie monster" pieces. Once made, the cookie monster pieces will be added to the front. Day 7: The backpack will be put together.

Assignments: Simran and Zoe: Will draw and direct the design Emily and Simran: Will create the weaves Emily, Zoe and Simran: Will weave the backpack Emily: Will make the straps and the flap operate correctly Zoe: Will design and create the "cookie monster" Emily, Zoe and Simran: Will put the backpack together. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> Evaluate the plan and justify any changes to your design. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This plan should be successful. The only downfall would be the time issue seeing as it has taken three days to create our plan. We begin creating tomorrow, and we are hoping there is enough time to create the final product. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">There are no new change to the design. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Create: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Skillfully use appropriate techniques and equipment. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">**We accurately used techniques in creating our product. When we created strips to make weaves for the backpack, we followed the same procedure using a ruler and scissors, resulting in all the strips being the same. We then carefully weaved 6 even squares. Next we held the squares together to get an idea of the shape. After that we taped the inside together and added the finishing touches (cookie** **monster, straps, closure).** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Follow your plan, justify changes in the plan, and create an appropriate product using your resources and time. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We followed our plan exactly. No troubleshooting was needed, because it was such a well-thought out plan. Also, we only used duct tape, making the production of a backpack even more impressive.

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Evaluate: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Evaluate your product based on the design specifications, results of testing, and feedback from self and others. Our product was done quite well based on the design specifications. It clearly fits in an environment of applicability and usefulness. This device will be applicable in all environments and useful in even the most day-to-day times. The product is not only durable but will withstand the test of time. It holds up to 10lbs and will last through a jungle excursion. This product is perfect for any trip, mall excursion or any day in general. When walking around with the product and many things inside, it did not fall apart, but rather it lasted through running, jumping, and skipping to Taylor Swift. This product is ready for anything. We had positive feedback from others as they said it's aestheticly pleasing to the human eye. Therefore, our product has many qualities which many people appreciate and prefer. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> Evaluate your performance at each stage of the design cycle and suggest improvements. Investigate: We completed the design brief and followed design specifications while exploring all possible resources at hand. We completely explained the problem and the relevance to society in a thorough explanation. Plan: We conducted a plan of acurracy and daily activities that each one of us must fullfill and followed the exact plan. We set a goal that we must reach everyday, which worked out well because we did exactly that. Create: We followed the plan exactly and used all products efficiently we were given. While creating our backpack, we decided to make it extrodinary and add a weaving pattern in order to add strength and a please look to it. Evalute: We evaluated all steps in honesty of the design cycle. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> Completely explain how sticking to a task impacts your life and environment. Sticking to a task impacts your life and environment a lot because it gives you the stamina and powerfulness to complete any coming tasks in your life. For example, if an IB student is working on his extended essay, he will obviously research, but while working, if he gets lazy he may just do some basic research and BS the rest. This is a perfect example of why you should stick to a task because if he just leaves his research un done, he won't succeed in getting a good grade in his IB unit. This will impact your life because you may not get your IB diploma. An example of how it may impact your environment is that if an engineer is working on making something, and he decides to just leave it, it will affect the contruction of what he was doing. Basically, sticking to a task impacts your life and environment in many ways. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Attitude: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">You were consistently motivated and respectful.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Unit Question: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Why is it important to stick with it? It is important to stick with it because leaving some sort of task unfinished is always bad. One should always complete and fulfill what they are doing because it can impact your life and environment. It can also cause you to have bad habits.

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