HARMLESS HOLDERDESIGN SQUAD ENGINEERING CHALLENGE

Plastic ring holders, used to carry different beverages, injure and kill many animals each year.

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The Engineering Design Process

The Goal: Invent a holder for 4 Gatorade bottles that is animal-safe, sturdy, convenient and easy to carry.

ASKHow can we invent a carrier for Gatorade bottles that is safe, sturdy, easy to use and animal-safe?

CRITERIA:

Carry must be sturdy.

Carrier must be easy to use.

Your team must be able to transport your Gatorade bottles across the room using only one hand of one person to carry them.

The bottles must not slip out or roll around in your carrier.

Your carrier must have an easy way to remove the bottles one at a time.

CONSTRAINTS:

Must use only the materials you are provided.

Scissors, rolls of tape and rulers are to be used as tools only and not incorporated into your design.

You may not alter the paint stirrers or craft sticks.

You may not have replacement supplies.

ASK

Materials:4 Gatorade Bottles1 Large paint stirring stick1 small paint stirring stickString2 pieces of paper2 pieces of cardboard4 craft sticks1 piece of wax paper4 rubber bandsTape – toolScissors – toolRulers (if needed) - tool

IMAGINE & PLAN• How can we hold 4 bottles together?• Should we arrange the cans on end? On their side? Stack

them?• How will I remove the cans easily?• How can we carry the holder?