For this challenge, we are asking you to redesign a new container for your favorite snack! Or, use the design thinking process to create a new container for a friend or family member's favorite snack.

Considering your snack, what would be an ideal container to carry and enjoy your snack if you are away from home? Think about the container itself, the lid, necessary handles, serving utensils or straws, closures, and how big overall it should be so that you can hold it in your hands and easily enjoy your snack. 

Remember, a simple design process to use is: 

• brainstorm/gather inspiration/gather empathy

• sketch

• sketch again with dimensions

• paper prototype

• prototype with more refined materials (construction paper, chipboard, cardboard)

• Share your new creation!

Helpful items in your creative process:

• Various colors of paper

• Coloring utensils

• Ruler for straight edges

• paper

• Decorative loose parts like stickers, foam shapes, puff balls

• pipe cleaners

Math Extensions

1. Determine Material you will need to construct your container (calculate surface area).

• Remember, surface area of a square or rectangular side = length x width

• Calculate the surface area for all sides of your snack container and add them together to get the total surface area. This is the size of the piece of material you will need to construct your container. 

• You can use this easy calculator website to determine the surface area needed for unique shapes like circles, cones, capsules, pyramids, and more. 

2. Determine the amount of snack your container will be able to hold (calculate volume). 

• Remember, volume of a square or rectangular cube is found by multiplying the length x width x height of the cube.

• You can use the easy calculator website to determine the volume of unique shapes like circles, cones, capsules, pyramids, and more. 

• For an added challenge, convert your volume measurement (likely in cubic inches) to a standard measuring cup unit (like cups, tablespoons, etc) and measure out that much snack in your actual kitchen. Do you wish your container would carry MORE or LESS snack than what you designed?