Ornament Box - Instructions

FET 2.5 Ornament Box - Instructions Use the engineering design process to design and build an ornament box. Read these instructions and those in the design notebook carefully and thoroughly.

Background Fred’s Ornament Company creates custom ornaments. Their current packaging doesn’t prevent breakage during shipping and handling as well as the company would like. In addition, it doesn’t allow the ornament to be seen, so customers are opening the box to see the ornaments, resulting in damaged packaging and more broken ornaments. They are accepting bids to design a package for an ornament box so that it may be seen as well as better protected.

Problem Statement Your engineering company’s objective is to design a box or package for a glass ornament that allows it to be seen without opening and protect it from a 5’ fall while using a limited amount of materials.

Constraints Construction materials (this is all you get):  1 legal size folder  2 sheets of ¼″ graph paper  1 clear plastic sheet (8 ½″ x 11″)  1 glue stick  Approx. 16″ of masking tape  Approx. 16″ of clear tape

Tools (this is all you can use, and these cannot be used as part of the design or product):  Scissors  Craft knife and cutting board  Ruler  Small square  Compass  Pen/pencils (you provide)  Eraser  Computer

Dimensions  Minimum - ornament must fit inside the box.  Maximum - height, width, and depth of box cannot exceed 2” larger than the diameter of the ornament.

Criteria  The box must open at the top of the box.  Box must be generally cubic in shape. Dimensions can vary a little (for example, it can be taller than it is wide).  At least three sides must have a circular or rectangular window that is at least 2” wide in width and height.  Windows must be absolutely clear of any tape or glue.  Final project must use only glue and clear tape for assembling and securing the box.  Customer must be able to open and close the box and remove the ornament relatively easily.  Box must stay closed without glue or tape and not open on its own even if shaken or dropped.  Ornament and support system must be secured/supported in the box (it cannot be loose) when ornament is in it.  The ornament cannot be concealed by the support system – at least 2/3 of the ornament should be visible.  The box may not contain any loose components.  The outside of the box must be completely clean – no marks, glue, tape, dirt, etc. should be visible.  Ornament must survive a drop from a height 5 feet onto uncarpeted floor.

Procedure and Schedule  You will be given instructions each day that will tell you the steps you should complete that day and any other information you might need.  Use the design notebook form to document the process and to guide you through the steps.  We will stay on schedule as a class to make sure everyone has the required info and is progressing as they should. Work hard to keep up. Do not work ahead – you might miss something.

2 Possible Penalties  This is a major team project that is design to simulate a real-world project, and you will be using potentially dangerous tools. As such, you are expected to work hard, participate at all times, and follow all lab rules and procedures. To help ensure this, there are certain penalties that will be given if these expectations are not met. These are individual penalties, but will be applied to everyone involved in the action. o Doing other things instead of working on the project (games, phones, etc.) (-5 points per instance) o Breaking an ornament other than during an official test (-10 points) o Incorrectly using tools and equipment (-5 points per instance) o Using any unauthorized tools and materials (-5 points per instance) o Any activity that causes disruption or negatively affects other students (-5 points per instance) o Any activity that negatively affects anyone’s safety (-50 points and removal from project)

Grading Design notebook 80 Final product 20 Penalty points ? Total 100