Directions (Overview)

Briefly, each student will:

1. Define a common problem or task.
2. Combine two or more items commonly found in your home, to solve the problem or to assist with a task.
3. The combined items should be used together in a manner different from their intended use.
4. Describe the transfer of technology from its intended use to a new use.

Please follow the detailed directions provided on the attached document.

Criteria and Constraints:

• The items you combine should have different intended uses. For example, plates and cups are used for food. You could use a plate, but some non-food technology as your other item.
• Create a brief rationale statement to describe how your new device solves the problem or task.
• The new device does not need to actually work, but can be a prototype or design model that illustrates the concept.
• If your design does not function as intended, provide a brief description of how the device should work.