Part E
Science and Engineering Concepts
Durability - The materials that are chosen have to last long hours in the sun.
Ergonomics - The phone tent must be small enough that it can fit into a purse or pocket.
Size and Weight - The phone tent must be light enough to carry and light enough to not weigh down the phone in a persons hand.
Materials - The material chosen must be lightweight, durable, thick, and cost effective.
Efficiency - The phone tent must block out all the sun.
Ergonomics - The phone tent must be small enough that it can fit into a purse or pocket.
Size and Weight - The phone tent must be light enough to carry and light enough to not weigh down the phone in a persons hand.
Materials - The material chosen must be lightweight, durable, thick, and cost effective.
Efficiency - The phone tent must block out all the sun.
Plan of Action
We plan to keep talking to Mr. Tunis and Mrs. Tunis throughout the project. They have already given us so many ideas. As of now we plan to make a prototype out of cardboard to get the shape and dimensions. We will essentially have a model to make the prototype .Then we will look into different types of materials to make the phone tent out of. We are going to test the different materials in the sun outside. We will test the durability by throwing it on the ground and leaving it in the sun for hours at a time. We would also like to make the tent collapse so that it can fit into a pocket or fold flat and act as a case. . To test the product we will go outside on a sunny day with the phone tent. To collect data we will rate the screen visibility from 1-10 in a table.
Advisors
Emily Tunis
Technology
We wont need to use inventor. We would need a rubber and thick material, so 3D printing would not work. We will need a ruler to measure. A hot glue gun to make the cardboard model. For the final prototype we may need a large cutter to cut a certain material. We my need to send dimensions to a company that can make a shell or rubber base for us.