1. How did your recommended next steps compare to what Marisol actually did?

2. What stages of the engineering design process did Marisol just engage in? Please explain.

3. Marisol and her mother decided to use a cloth organizer and a shelf in order to organize Marisols locker. Do you agree with their idea or do you have any better ideas that would meet the criteria and constraints? Please explain your answer.

4. The engineering design process often includes testing ideas. If you were Marisol, how would you test your ideas for a cloth organizer and shelf?

5. Brainstorm some organizer ideas. Try to make a table similar to the ones Marisol and her mother designed that describes the characteristics of each of the materials you could use to build a locker organizer

Name: Date: Class: The next day when Marisol opened her locker, her hairspray fell to the floor just before her friend Samuel walked by, causing him to trip and fall to the floor. She was mortified! It was then that she knew she had to get serious about developing a solution to the problem of her messy locker. That night, Marisol began to brainstorm ideas for organizing her locker by talking with her mom at home. She showed her mom her list of possible materials and shared photographs of her friends' lockers that she had taken with her smartphone. As they used these photographs to generate additional ideas, Marisol's mom suggested that they make a table with possible solutions and identify whether each solution met Marisol's needs. After discussing possible solutions, Marisol and her mother made the following tables: Possible Ideas for Shelves Shelf Materials Under $3 Holds 28 Pounds Fits in Locker CD rack yes Plastic crate yes yes Wood from Mr. Itami's shop yes yes yes no yes Possible Ideas for Locker Door Organizers Locker Door Organizers Under $3 Holds 5 Pounds Cloth hanging (apron) yes yes Plastic cups attached with magnets glued to cup yes Paper cups attached with tape yes Fits on Door yes yes yes No no After discussing the ideas in the tables, Marisol and her mother decided to obtain wood from Mr. Itami's shop because it was the only idea that met all of their shelf requirements. They also decided to sew a cloth organizer out of the old apron because it was the only idea that met all of their requirements for a door organizer. That night, they had fun while measuring, cutting and sewing the apron so that it was both stylish and would fit Figure 5. Marisol and her mother sewed a perfectly on the locker door! hanging organizer out of an old apron. STOP 3 Solving Everyday Problems Using the Engineering Design Cycle Activity-Marisol Case Study 3