Description: For this project, we were assigned to design and create a bar of soap for a loved one for Valentine's Day. We would choose some kind of symbol to have on the soap that has deeper meaning. Along with the soap, there would be some kind of catchy line that relates to and explains the soap design. The soap's size requirements were 3 inches in length and 1.5 inches in height.

Brainstorm: I immediately chose to design my bar of soap for my little sister, Josie. The design I chose was based off of the sloth from Zootopia because I have an inside joke with her about that character. I started by sketching out pictures of what I could make the sloth look like. I also started brainstorming what kind of catchy line that could go with the sloth. I decided on "HA, HA, HA-ve a great Valentine's day!"

Procedure Part 1 - CAD: I used Fusion 360 to CAD my project. To begin, I imported the the sketch of the sloth to Fusion 360. Then, using the line tool, I traced the lines using dot-to-dots. Then, I extruded each section a different amount. This extruding process took a lot of trial and error; I just played around with it to see what looked good. Finally, after I found something I was happy with, I printed out my first prototype using a 3-D printer. However, the body was a bit too small compared to the head. Also, the lines of the smile didn't print because they were too thin. Because of these problems, I revised my sketch in Fusion 360 and made the body a little bigger and the smile lines thicker. With this new design, I printed my second prototype.

Procedure Part 2 - Mold and Soap: After I finally got a design I was happy with, I used a silicon mixture to coat my 3D design. Then, I let it cure and harden into a stretchy, firm, flexible material for a few hours. Then, using the mold, I made my bar of soap. I chose a combination of vanilla and lavendar scents and a light pink color. I melted the soap, added the scent and color, and then poured the mixture into my mold. After a little bit, the soap hardened leaving me with my final result!

Reflection: 

S - Strength - I think my strength that I had during this project was being able to easily adjust my design based on previous mistakes. For example, my first prototype had a body that was too small and the smile lines were too thin. So, I adjusted my design in Fusion 360 and made the body bigger and the smile thicker. 

O - Opportunities - Something I could've done to improve my project is...

U - Understanding - Something I learned through this project is how to effectively and efficiently sketch and extrude in Fusion 360, and then print and examine what I can do to improve my design. I also learned how to create a silicon mold and use it to create a phenomenal bar of soap for my sister!

L - Limitations - Some things that may have held me back is the fact that I had a pretty complicated design. However, with a little bit of help and a lot of hard work, I managed to be able to still create a nice sketch using Fusion 360.

WISCR - Some traits that I believe I demonstrating in WISCR were I - Insightful and Critical Thinkers, and S - Self-Motivated. I was a very critical thinker because after I made my first prototype, I found thing that could be improved, like the body size and the smile. I was self-motivated because even if it took a lot of tries and I encountered several obstacles along the way, I still never gave up.