Idea Generation Achievements:(6)Brainstorming
-Create a sketch of another possible solution. Include labels.
-Create a sketch of a third possible solution. Include labels.-Use a decision matrix to justify the approach you chose: Our decision matrix chose the Cotton/Balloon design but we went with the second option.
Material Prep
-Generate a list of materials required for build day.
-Document a plan to ensure materials are brought in on block day.
Plan: I brought in balloons, tape, and string
Colin brought in ziploc bags and cotton balls
Plan: I brought in balloons, tape, and string
Colin brought in ziploc bags and cotton balls
Build Achievements:(6)
Material Size: -Your materials fit inside a printer paper box
-Your materials fit inside a shoe box
Our materials easily fit into the shoe box and was way too big to fit in the cigar box.
Material Weight:
-Your materials weigh less than 500 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 300 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 200 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 150 grams.
Explanation:
- Our materials weighed 115g without the egg. It was too risky to try and make it under 100g
- We should have packed it full of more cotton balls to make it close to 150g because we would have recieved the same amount of achievements
Explanation:
- Our materials weighed 115g without the egg. It was too risky to try and make it under 100g
- We should have packed it full of more cotton balls to make it close to 150g because we would have recieved the same amount of achievements
Drop Achievements:(4)
Drop Accuracy:
-You hit the butcher paper!
-You hit inside the third ring!
Our design was one of the most accurate designs because most didn't hit the target sheet at all.
Egg Resilience:
-Your egg broke but the yolk remained intact.
-Your egg cracked but the yolk stayed inside and intact.
Our egg did have a ton of cracks in it, but the yolk still remained intact. We should have used more cotton balls to ensure the safety of our egg.
Calculation Achievements:(1)
-Describe an aspect of the event using arithmetic.
The weight of the egg(50g) + The weigth of the design without the egg(115g) = Total weight(165g)
-Describe an aspect of the event using geometry.
Other Achievements:(2)
-Come up with a clever name Mr. Olson uses for an existing Achievment.
-Design an Achievement Mr. Olson approves for next year's Egg Drop Challenge:
Adding on to the requirement of dropping the egg from the second floor
- If the egg survives the first drop then drop it from a higher elevation such as the roof
- If it survives then the egg is awarded double the amount of points awarded for surviving the first
- The achievement would be called "The Ultimate Task"
-Suggest a redesign to the activity that Mr Olson confirms he will use for next year's Egg Drop Challenge.
- Not many people hit the target at all so maybe making the target a little bigger would increase the amount of hits.
Your Decision Matrix supported one solution but you went with another. Why was that? It's not "wrong", the decision matrix is just a tool in your problem solving aresenal. Since "story" is the split between expectation and outcome, this by definition creates a good story moment. Take advantage of that to keep your reader's interest.
ReplyDeleteYou claim the Geometry calculation achievement. Where's the geometry work at?
Thanks for the feedback regarding iterating on the project design.