You are designing/building....then re-designing/building four summer fab lab projects based on sustainable consumption principles (re-design the projects based on re-use of materials to reduce consumption of materials).
Your goal for sustainable design is to reuse 9V batteries, connectors, wires, toy motors and popsicle sticks.
In Groups of 3 or 4, you will complete the following projects in any sequence you choose: Fat Head, Compound Machine, Beetlebot, Gravity Car
Formative Assessments (40 marks [Demo Day]; 40 marks {Web Post] - Document your making progress with photos and video of each device posted on your web site. Your Web Post should include documentation of the initial designs made without using Sustainable Design Principles....to include:
Summative Assessment (80 marks [Demo Day]; 200 marks [Web Post] - Your Web Post should include documentation of the first iteration designs made without using Sustainable Design Principles with side-by-side comparisons of your second iteration designs made using Sustainable Design Principles ....to include:
Reference: Design-Tech Wiki 8.2 Sustainable Consumption
Aim/Learning Target
How using resources more productively and redesigning production -- it is technically possible to deliver the same or equivalent goods and services with lower environmental impact while maintaining social and equity benefits.
Sustainable consumption focuses on reducing the use of resources of a product to minimize its environmental impact.