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ScienceMethods
Spring2015
Bianca,Chris,Jorge&Robyn
INVENTION:
SeatBeltBuckleCover
DUE:FRIDAY5/22/2015
PROCESSSKILLS(FORMATIVEASSESSMENT)50points
:
(LEADERSNEEDTOCREATEATASKSHEET/ROLLS/DATESTODOCUMENTALL
ASPECTSAGBELOW
MUSTBEPAPERLESS
)
1)BRAINSTORMA
LISTOF'PROBLEMS'
INYOUREVERYDAYLIFETHATYOU
THINKCOULDBESOLVEDBYASCIENTIFIC/TECHNOLOGICALINVENTION.
(DEFININGPROBLEM)1
5POINTS(everyone)
1. makeamistakewithapermanentmarkerbutdontwanttousewhiteout?
2. Childrenhavetroublesbucklingintheirseatbelts
3. Evergetburnedtosomeextentbyyourhotseatbeltafterhavingyourcarinthe
sunallday?(Bianca)
a. Makecoversthatwillstayonthebuckletopreventitfromoverheating
b. materialwillbeheatandwaterresistantaswellasfirm,sturdyand
malleable
c. createabuckleendthatwillbewideenoughtoallowthecoverandthebelt
buckletobeinserted
d. sewthecoverandleavethemiddleareaofthebeltbuckleuntouchedso
thatitwillbeabletostayclickedin.
e. coverwillberemovableitwillbeputintoplacewithabuttonedflap
f. oninsideofcoverwillbematerialthatwillpreventthecoverfromslipping
off
2)SELECTONEOFTHEABOVETHATYOUTHINKYOUCANBESOLVEDWITH
ANINVENTION.
YOURDECISION(CONSENSUS)
SHOULDBEBASEDONTIME,
COST,UNIQUENESS(CREATIVITY)ANDTECHNICALLIMITATIONS
THIS
SHOULD
BEINDICATEDINANARRATIVETHATJUSTIFIESYOURDECISION
(DECISION
MAKING/REASONING)
15POINTS(Bianca)
Weasagroupdecidedtodothecoverthatwillpreventthebelt
bucklefromoverheating.Wewantedtocreateacoversothatit
wouldstopthebeltbucklefromburningourhandsifthecarsitsin
thesunwithoutshadefortoolong.Thisproductwillbeusedto
preventchildrenfrombeingburnedandfromadultsaswell.Our
goalistomakethebeltbuckleacomponentthatwillnolongerharm
people.
3)
DESIGNAMODEL
.THISSHOULDINCLUDE
ATLEAST
THEFOLLOWING(AG):
(BiancaandChris)(140TOTALPOINTSPOSSIBLE
)
A)A
WRITTENDESCRIPTION
OFTHEINVENTIONTHATINCLUDESATLEASTTHE
FOLLOWING(ENGINEERING):
15POINTS
1. WHATWILLITACCOMPLISH?
(Robyn)
Makingthisinventionwillaccomplishnotbeingburnedbythehotseatbelt,This
inventiontakesawaythepainofbeingburnedbythebelt.Everyonehatestheburnof
thebelt,sothisinventionisjustwhatyouneedtopreventthat.Thisinventionismade
justforthesolepurposeofhelpingpreventthisburn.Theseburnscanbeverypainful,
butnotanymore!
2. HOWITWILLWORK(SCIENTIFICPRINCIPLESUTILIZED)?
(Bianca)
Thecoverwillfunctiontopreventatransferofheattothemetal
whichistheprimaryreasonthatthemetalheatsup.Thetransferofthe
thermalenergyiscausedbyradiation.
Radiationisenergythatcomes
fromasourceandtravelsthroughsomematerialandinthiscasethe
sourceisthesunandthematerialisthebeltbuckle.Bythebucklebeing
metalitgivesthetransferofheatanadvantagebecausemetalsaregreat
thermalconductors.Athermalconductorisamaterialthroughwhich
thermalenergyflowseasily.Atomsingoodthermalconductorshave
electronsthatmoveeasily.Theatomsinmetalscontainelectronsthatflow
freelythroughoutthesubstance.Thepurposeofourbeltbucklecoveristo
preventtheheatenergyfromtransferringintothemetalbeltbuckleand
keepingthebuckleascoolaspossible.Wewilldothisbyusingmaterial
thatisheatresistantwhichiskevlaranditisathickmaterialmadeof
strongfibers.TheKevlarmaterialcanresistupto850Fofheat
temperature.Ontheinsideofourcoverwewillbeusingaslipresistant
cloththatisalsousedinfootiepajamas.Thepurposeofthismaterialisso
thatourcoverdoesnotslipoffthebeltbuckle.Thiswillhappenbyalittle
propertyknownasFRICTION.Frictionwillhavealottodowithwhythe
clothfunctionsforthispurpose.Tobemorespecifictherubberagainstthe
beltbucklecreatesstaticfriction.Thefrictiontheclothcausespreventsthe
coverfromslidingoffaslopedsurfaceandthepropertyoftheclothiswhat
causestheittostayinplace.Theinsidecoverwillonlybecomeusefulif
thebuttonsontheproductfailtowork.
3. WHATMATERIALSWILLBENEEDED(LIMITTOREADILYAVAILABLEAND
(OR)INEXPENSIVE)?
(Chris)
1.
Kevlar
awaterandheatresistantmaterialfortheseatbeltcoversoitwont
havetobewashable
2.
SlipResistantCloth
amaterialthewillkeepfrictionbetweentheseatbelt
andthecoversoitwillnotfalloff.
3.
Thread
sewtogethertheslipresistantclothandKevlar
4. ANYOTHERQUESTIONSYOURGROUPCOMESUPWITH?
(Jorge)
Whatothermaterialswouldbetoothicktofitinthebuckle?
B)A
DETAILEDSKETCH/BLUEPRINT
WITHAPPROPRIATELABELINGOFPARTS
(ENGINEERING)
15POINTS(Chris&Bianca)
C)
SAFETY,ETHICALANDENVIRONMENTALCONSIDERATIONS
(QUALITY
CONTROL)
15POINTS(Chris)
TheSeatBeltCoverdoesnotcontainanyharmfulchemicals.TheKevlarmaterialkeeps
thewaterfromsoakingitandheatresistant.Machinewashable.Therubberfromthe
clothkeepsthecoverfromslippingandwon'tbeahassletokeepiton.Thisproducthas
beenapprovedbythestateandfederalsafetytest.
D)EXTENTTOWHICHOTHERSMIGHTDESIREIT
MASSPRODUCTION
POTENTIAL
(MARKETING)
15POINTS(Chris)
Duringthesummeroranytimethesunisreallystrongpeoplewillbeawarethat
theircarwillheatupwhenitisleftoutinthesun.Almosteveryonethatlives
withinhotclimatezoneswillbenefitfromthisproduct.Thereforepeoplewillhave
ahigherdemandoftheseproductsinordertoprotectthemselvesfromburning
themselves.TheRubberwillhavetobeplaceinsidetheKevlartokeepfriction
betweenthecoverandthebeltbuckleandwillbesewntogetherwithasewing
machine.Itwillbeshapedwithamoldingmachine.
E)
ESTIMATEDCOST
TOPRODUCETHEPRODUCTANDAREASONABLESALE
PRICEBASEDONTHIS(MARKETING/ECONOMICS)
15POINTS(Robyn)
1. 1/8YardofGripStopWide(tackymaterial)=$1.60($12.99/yard)
2. 1/8YardofKevlar=$3.70(28.50/yard)
3. 1/16ofaThreadSpool=.18(2.99/1Spool)
TOTALtoproduce=$5.48
TOTALSalePrice=$10.00
F)
DOCUMENTATIONOFPARTICIPATION/ROLES,COSTANDASSISTANCE.
THIS
SHOULDINCLUDETHEFOLLOWINGTHREEAREAS:1)WHOPARTICIPATEDIN
EACHTASK/ROLE2)ALISTOFALLMATERIALSANDSUPPLIESUTILIZED.
MAXIMUM$253)ANDALISTOFINDIVIDUALSWHOASSISTEDYOURTEAMAND
HOWTHEYASSISTED.
15POINTS(Robyn)
1. RobynBrainstorm,A#1,E,F,G,PresentationAspects
2. BiancaBrainStorm,Brainstormproductinformation#3,#2,A#2,B,E
3. ChrisBrainstorm,#3,A#3,B,C,D,PresentationAspects
4. JorgeBrainstorm,A#4,G,PresentationAspects
G)PRODUCE
ACOMMERCIAL
THATATTEMPTSTOJUSTIFY/PROMOTEAND
SELLYOURPRODUCT.THISMIGHTBEALIMERICK,FLYER,VIDEOORLIVE
PRESENTATION(TECHNOLOGY/ARTS/MARKETING)
110POINTS(Jorge&Robyn)
SUMMATIVEASSESSMENTSPRESENTATION
4)THISISAREQUIREMENTFORTHOSETHATDONOTPARTICIPATEor
INCLUDETHEFOLLOWINGA,BorCWILLLOSE
525POINTS
asdetailedbelow:
A)
ABLUEPRINT
AND(OR)A
SMALLSCALEPROTOTYPEORACTUALWORKING
MODEL
EXPLAININGTHESCIENCE/ENGINEERINGPRINCIPLESBEHINDTHE
INVENTION(ENGINEERING).
10POINTSIFNOTINCLUDED(Chris&Bianca)
B)
PRESENTAN
OVERVIEWOFALLTHEPROCESSES
YOURTEAMUTILIZEDAS
LISTEDABOVEINAWRITTENREPORTANDORALPRESENTATION.i.e.#1,#2
AND#3AG
10POINTSIFALLGROUPMEMBERSDONOTPARTICIPATE
C)
COMPLETETHE
COOPERATIVELEARNINGTEAMEVALUATION
WHICH
CONSISTSOFARUBRICTOSELFANDPEEREVALUATETHEEFFECTIVENESS
OFCOMMUNICATION/SOCIALSKILLS,USEOFGROUPPROTOCOLSAND
LEADERSHIPSKILLS
5POINTSIFALLGROUPMEMBERSDONOTCOMPLETE
D)
PRODUCEAWRITTENREPORTTHATPREPARESYOURTEAMFORTHEORAL
PRESENTATIONANDDOCUMENTSALLASPECTSOFTHEPROCESS#1#3AG.
110PT'S
(Robyn,Jorge&Chris)
BrainstormingIdeas
Wehavetheproblemofgettingburnedbytheseatbelt,wecame
upwithasolutionofaninventioncalledseatbeltbucklecover.
Solution
WeareintroducingthenewSeatBeltBuckleCovernowtopreventburns.
Aboutproduct
Thecoverwascreatedasanoverheatingprevention.
Whatwillitaccomplish
Thisinventionwillpreventpeoplefromgettingburnedfromthe
seatbucklewhenitoverheats.
Whoitsfor
Itismadeforpeoplegenerallyinhotterplaceswherethereislittleshade
fortheircarsandwhodon'twanttogetburned.
Materials
ItismadeoutofKevlarandslipresistantmaterialtopreventitfromslipping
ofthebucklewhilestillpreventingitfromgettingtoohot.
ScientificPrinciple
Thecoverwillfunctiontopreventatransferofheattothemetal
whichistheprimaryreasonthatthemetalheatsup.Thetransferofthethermalenergyis
causedbyradiation.
TheKevlarmaterialcanresistupto850Fofheat
temperature.
SafetyofMaterials
Thisproductdoesnotcontainharmfulchemicals,waterandheat
resistant,machinewashable,andapprovedbothbothstateandfederalsafetyprotocols.
SlipProof.
MassProduction
Duringthesummerpeoplewilldemandmoreofthesesincetheir
carswillheatup.Sowewillhavetoproduceabout100Millionforpeoplepeoplewho
havecars.
Estimatedcost
Quarterofnoslipclothwillcostabout$2.17,ofkevlarwillcost
about$7.12,andthesmallspoolofthreadwillcostabout$2.99.Intotalitwillcostabout
$12.28tomaketheproduct.
RobynPink
JorgeGreen
ChrisBlue
BiancaRed
SCORINGRUBRICMustinclude
writtenjustificationforpointsgiven
foreach
section:
FORMATIVEASSESSMENT150points:
INDIVIDUAL____
GROUP
______
#1(BRAINSTORMING)15
#2(DECISIONMAKING)15
#3A(WRITTENDESCRIPTION)15
#3B(BLUEPRINT)15
#3C(SAFETY/ENVIRONMENTAL)15
#3D(MASSPRODUCTION)15
#3E(ESTIMATEDCOST)15
#3F(DOCUMENTATION)15
#3G(COMMERCIAL)110
SUMMATIVEASSESSMENT
(MUSTINCLUDETHEFOLLOWINGOR120POINTSWILLBETAKENOFFTOTAL
SCOREIFMISSING)
INDIVIDUAL___GROUP___
#4AN(EXPLANATIONOFINVENTION/BLUEPRINT/PROTOTYPE/MODEL)110
#4B(PRESENTATION/OVERVIEWOFPROCESSES/WRITTENREPORT)110
#4C(COOPERATIVESKILLSEVALUATION(PEER&SELF)15
#4D(WRITTENREPORT)110
COMMENTS
INCLUDINGEXEMPLARYAREASDEMONSTRATED:
OVERALLSCOREINDIVIDUAL(75%)______GROUP(25%)________
Dr.JosephKeating,ScienceMethods,CSUSanMarcos,Revised,2/8/15
RevisedbyTaraAndersson,4/14/15