Process
The group is thinking about what we can do to stop the crushed cereal.
We are doing an experiment to see if air locking cereal will stop the cereal from moving around and crushing.
We vacuum sealed the a small bag of cinnamon toast crunch and when it was air locked the cereal crushed in on itself.
we are now testing a bag of cereal with little air to minimize the amount of space the cereal has to move but not making it so it crushes in on itself.
The minimal air seal has produced results. It is less crush than the air sealed bag.
We are poring out the air filled bag of cereal to see if it has more or less cereal. The air filled bag has produced more crumbs than minimal air.
We are continuing to test the cereal to make sure our data is accurate so we can use it to take the next step.
Our other group members are shaking up the bags of cereal so we can get the data.
We are doing the same experiment except this time we are using cheerios. This way we can see if the minimal air bag method workers with different variety's of cereal.
The outcome of the three types of bag we shook.
The bag that was partially air-locked had the least amount of waste.
We are doing the third and final test on mini wheats this time. Once we are done with this test we with then try to take the next step.
We are taking the cereal out of the bag and putting it in another bag so we leave all the original crushed cereal behind.
The data team is copying down the data that we recorded with the tests.
The team is hard at work.
Ally is looking at some data.
The website group is brain storming on what to do.
Aleyna is working on the measurement of all the cereal and the boxes.
Measuring a mini wheat for our data page. Being precise is key.
The prototype is complete. The air bags will protect the cereal and keep it from moving around too much. The bag that will go inside is bio degradleeible and has a zip lock on to to keep the cereal fresh. The bag will also be slightly air sealed so that the cereal has no more space to move around.
Our 220 g biodegradable bags for testing. Notice how many crumbs are in the simulated bag on the right, but barely any in our prototype on the left.
Look at all the crumbs created in our simulation using traditional packaging.
Here's a close up of all the crumbs they make!
Amount of crushed cereal when we used our prototype--much less waste!
The side by side comparison from our Prototype (Top) and the normal box (Bottom).
Above average waste from normal box of cereal.
Test 1: 27.3 grams of crushed cereal.
Test 2: 6.4 grams of crushed cereal
Minimal waste from our prototype.
Test 1: 3.3 grams of crushed cereal
Test 2: 0.7 grams of crushed cereal
That is 9 times more waste than what was created by our prototype!
Our experiment on prototype into action. We are shaking bot the prototype and a normal box of cereal to see the difference.
Perfect.