Design Steps 5-6-7 and 8

The Capstone project's last steps were design steps 5, 6, 7, and 8. We finished a Design Defense for our initial concept in Design Step 5. We conducted manufacturing and performance testing in design steps six and seven. In the end, on STEM graduation night, we presented our final Capstone project and created our design report in design step 8. Check out every part of these design steps down below! 

D.A.W Capstone Project Website: https://sites.google.com/students.nusd.org/daw-capstone-project/home

Evidence of Work

Marketing Material - Business Cards and Flyers

For our final presentation, we printed out business cards to display on our presenting stand. This allowed people who are interested in our project to be able to contact any of us through our information.  We also had our infographic flyer that was on our website in which we displayed on our Chromebook during our presentation. 

Design and Defense Report and Presentation

Final Presentation

Design Step 8: Design Report

Content

Prototype: A first, typical, or early model of something, often a machine, from which later forms are developed or duplicated.

3D printer: a machine that creates a physical thing from a three-dimensional digital model by rapidly putting down numerous thin layers of material. We utilized a 3D printer to create our funnel.

Survey: A broad overview, study, or description of someone or something. We canvassed other students to find out what they wanted to see on our device. We intend to conduct more polls and collect data from a larger range of people.

Mentor: An experienced and trustworthy advisor who has expertized in a specific field of study.

Functionality: Ability to effectively serve a function; practicality.

TPU Filament: Thermoplastic Polyurethane that have enhanced stretch and bend qualities

Sensors: A device that detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or responds to it. 

Reflection

The final steps of my capstone assignment with my group went smoothly. We produced a lot and improved our prototype. We are improving our time management skills because we also completed all of our assignments ahead of schedule. We were strong in two areas: collaboration and communication. We showed excellent communication skills by acknowledging everyone's opinions and ideas. During the STEM night, we also showed excellent teamwork by supporting one another when we presented our product to various parents and children. We are pleased that consumers loved our product and that our presentation went well.

We could have improved in two areas: conscientious learning and character. Being more respectful of one another is always something we can do to better ourselves. In the future, we could improve more quickly if we respected everyone's opinions and offered everyone equal chances. We could have been better students if we had continued to work on our tasks after the presentation night ended. I am motivated to work on this project more to prove to my teacher that we came from nothing to something. My goal is to have him display our product in his room until he retires.