Design Concepts Generation, Analysis, and Selection
In Element D, we took all of the design specifications from Element C and developed ideas to solve our problem. We brainstormed different ideas and narrowed down the best ones. Then we went into some more detail on the ideas we selected and completed a design matrix to determine the best choice. Once we had our design set, we worked on making a mock-up and deciding the materials we would need to bring our design to life.
Many people don’t get the water they should, often because they are uneducated about how much they should drink or forget to drink. According to a survey sent to students and teachers at a school in 2022, about half of the people drink less than half a gallon. Additionally, research shows that 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated, and factors such as thirst, the temperature of water, the convenience of drinking it, and other psychological, behavioral, and environmental influences impact how much water people drink.