Puzzle Cube Challenge Part 7

The Goal- Create a box out of a manilla envelope to store your cube in.

Puzzle Cube Challenge Part 6

The Goal- The final step: EXPLOSION

Puzzle Cube Challenge Part 5

The Goal- Constrain all of the pieces together to make a solid 3x3x3 cube on CAD software.

Puzzle Cube Challenge Part 4

The Goal- Design each piece of your cube on CAD software.

Puzzle Cube Challenge Part 3

The Goal- Create your puzzle pieces from your chosen design.

Now you have a complete cube!

Puzzle Cube Challenge Part 2

The Goal- Create two designs for your 3x3x3 cube. You can't use the same piece shape more than once.

Puzzle Cube Challenge Part 1

The Goal- Find all possible combinations for 3 cubes, 4 cubes, 5 cubes, and 6 cubes while following all the constraints and criteria.

These pieces would have to be able to form a 3x3x3 cube in the end, so for example you couldn't make a piece just for cubes in length.

Multiview Sketching Packet

*When doing perspective sketching it is supposed to go Top in top left corner, Isometric in top right corner, Front in lower left corner, and Side in lower right corner.*



I did Top, Front, and Side above the Isometric by accident





Perspective Sketching Packet

Oblique Sketching Packet

Isometric Sketching Packet

Cardboard Canoes Anchored

Wow! It was an amazing day in the pool and the weather was great. Josh, Nate, and I finished our cardboard canoe just in time to race it across the pool.

12 Achievements

Criteria:

• Build a boat to cross the pool
• It has to be able to float one team member across the pool

Constraints:

• Only Cardboard and Duct Tape (staples removed)
• Entire surface covered in Duct Tape
• Must have 3" tall sidewall
• Cardboard and three 60 yard rolls of tape

Achievements:

• Define problem/Brainstorm solutions
• Implied Criteria and Constraints
• Sketch Ideas
• Prototype Ideas
• Select an Approach
• Surface Area
• Build It
• V-bottom
• Balance Master
• Feedback
• How Low Did You Go?
• Stick Through It

1st Achievement

         Make a boat that will be able to float 103lbs of Josh.

1. Pointed bow
2. Wings
3. Keel
4. V-Bottom
5. Support Bars
6. Large amount of surface area
7. Make it as small as possible
8. Flat Bottom
9. Make a rudder
10. Make a seat
11. High Walls
12. Make it kind of like a Catamaran
13. Kayak
14. Make a sail boat
15. Rope
16. Make it long and skinny so he can lay down
17. Make a cover for the bow
18. Paddles
19. Make a surfboard with 3" walls
20. Make a simple box

2nd Achievement

         Implied Criteria: It must stay in one piece throughout the course

         Implied Constraints: Must fit through the doorway, we have a limited amount of time to construct it, and it has to be large enough to fit one of us.

3rd Achievement- See previous posts for Sketch Ideas

4th Achievement- See previous post for Model

5th Achievement

          Approach- A v-bottom design

  +It will obtain one of the achievements

  Change: Make the bow pointed to help it go smoother through the water

  ? Will it even stay up or will it roll over right away?

  ! Some kind of wings for balance

6th Achievement

        Surface Area: 60 yards x 1.88 inches x 3 rolls

        180 ft x 0.15667 ft x 3 rolls

        28 ft squared x 3 rolls

        84 ft squared

7th Achievement

        I believe we should get this achievement because we did complete all of the criteria. Unfortunately we did not get a picture before we put our boat in the water, and it's understandable if that makes our team invalid for it.

8th Achievement

       V-Bottom: We were very proud of our v-bottom, and that we were the only team in our period to do so!

9th Achievement

       Balance Master: Under about a foot of water Josh was able to stand in the bottom of our boat for five seconds.

10th Achievement

        Feedback

1. Change- More layers of duct tape on the stern
2. + It didn't roll over like I expected it to
3. ! I think the wings helped a little
4. ? Would it had made a difference if we built a keel
5. Change- Make the wings longer
6. ? If the rope didn't break would it have helped us at all
7. ! It wasn't a complete failure
8. ? Was it worth taking the risk of it not staying upright
9. Change- Make a more sturdy base
10. + The extra strip of cardboard on the v-bottom helped it keep it's shape

11th Achievement

       How Low Did You Go?

           Surprisingly we remained above water for a few minutes. The water that came into the boat came in through the back at the bottom because there was a small hole. Even after it was completely under water it was only a little more than a foot deep. The Surface Area displaced enough water to keep Josh afloat.

12th Achievement

      Stick Through It: As a team we faced some challenges on equal work for everybody. I also was absent for a full period and a half which caused us to get behind in work. Even with these problems we stuck together as a team and had a really great time in the pool with our finished boat.

Model of Sketch #1

Model #1

Sketch #3

Sketch #3- Made for Speed and Balance (Arial View)

1.) Pointed bow-to move freely through the water
2.) Support bars to prevent sides from collapsing
3.) Non-flat bottom-moves easier through the water and to complete one of the challenges
4.) Wings-to take up surface area and to provide balance
5.) Keel-to hopefully prevent it from tipping over so easily