InventionConvention

ScienceMethods
Spring2015
Bianca,Chris,Jorge&Robyn

INVENTION:
SeatBeltBuckleCover
DUE:FRIDAY5/22/2015

PROCESSSKILLS(FORMATIVEASSESSMENT)50points
:

(LEADERSNEEDTOCREATEATASKSHEET/ROLLS/DATESTODOCUMENTALL
ASPECTSAGBELOW
MUSTBEPAPERLESS
)

1)BRAINSTORMA
LISTOF'PROBLEMS'
INYOUREVERYDAYLIFETHATYOU
THINKCOULDBESOLVEDBYASCIENTIFIC/TECHNOLOGICALINVENTION.
(DEFININGPROBLEM)1
5POINTS(everyone)
1. makeamistakewithapermanentmarkerbutdontwanttousewhiteout?
2. Childrenhavetroublesbucklingintheirseatbelts
3. Evergetburnedtosomeextentbyyourhotseatbeltafterhavingyourcarinthe
sunallday?(Bianca)
a. Makecoversthatwillstayonthebuckletopreventitfromoverheating
b. materialwillbeheatandwaterresistantaswellasfirm,sturdyand
malleable
c. createabuckleendthatwillbewideenoughtoallowthecoverandthebelt
buckletobeinserted
d. sewthecoverandleavethemiddleareaofthebeltbuckleuntouchedso
thatitwillbeabletostayclickedin.
e. coverwillberemovableitwillbeputintoplacewithabuttonedflap
f. oninsideofcoverwillbematerialthatwillpreventthecoverfromslipping
off

2)SELECTONEOFTHEABOVETHATYOUTHINKYOUCANBESOLVEDWITH
ANINVENTION.
YOURDECISION(CONSENSUS)
SHOULDBEBASEDONTIME,
COST,UNIQUENESS(CREATIVITY)ANDTECHNICALLIMITATIONS
THIS
SHOULD
BEINDICATEDINANARRATIVETHATJUSTIFIESYOURDECISION
(DECISION
MAKING/REASONING)
15POINTS(Bianca)
Weasagroupdecidedtodothecoverthatwillpreventthebelt
bucklefromoverheating.Wewantedtocreateacoversothatit
wouldstopthebeltbucklefromburningourhandsifthecarsitsin
thesunwithoutshadefortoolong.Thisproductwillbeusedto
preventchildrenfrombeingburnedandfromadultsaswell.Our
goalistomakethebeltbuckleacomponentthatwillnolongerharm
people.

3)
DESIGNAMODEL
.THISSHOULDINCLUDE
ATLEAST
THEFOLLOWING(AG):

(BiancaandChris)(140TOTALPOINTSPOSSIBLE
)

A)A
WRITTENDESCRIPTION
OFTHEINVENTIONTHATINCLUDESATLEASTTHE
FOLLOWING(ENGINEERING):
15POINTS

1. WHATWILLITACCOMPLISH?
(Robyn)
Makingthisinventionwillaccomplishnotbeingburnedbythehotseatbelt,This
inventiontakesawaythepainofbeingburnedbythebelt.Everyonehatestheburnof
thebelt,sothisinventionisjustwhatyouneedtopreventthat.Thisinventionismade
justforthesolepurposeofhelpingpreventthisburn.Theseburnscanbeverypainful,
butnotanymore!

2. HOWITWILLWORK(SCIENTIFICPRINCIPLESUTILIZED)?
(Bianca)

Thecoverwillfunctiontopreventatransferofheattothemetal
whichistheprimaryreasonthatthemetalheatsup.Thetransferofthe
thermalenergyiscausedbyradiation.
Radiationisenergythatcomes
fromasourceandtravelsthroughsomematerialandinthiscasethe
sourceisthesunandthematerialisthebeltbuckle.Bythebucklebeing
metalitgivesthetransferofheatanadvantagebecausemetalsaregreat
thermalconductors.Athermalconductorisamaterialthroughwhich
thermalenergyflowseasily.Atomsingoodthermalconductorshave
electronsthatmoveeasily.Theatomsinmetalscontainelectronsthatflow
freelythroughoutthesubstance.Thepurposeofourbeltbucklecoveristo
preventtheheatenergyfromtransferringintothemetalbeltbuckleand
keepingthebuckleascoolaspossible.Wewilldothisbyusingmaterial
thatisheatresistantwhichiskevlaranditisathickmaterialmadeof
strongfibers.TheKevlarmaterialcanresistupto850Fofheat
temperature.Ontheinsideofourcoverwewillbeusingaslipresistant
cloththatisalsousedinfootiepajamas.Thepurposeofthismaterialisso
thatourcoverdoesnotslipoffthebeltbuckle.Thiswillhappenbyalittle
propertyknownasFRICTION.Frictionwillhavealottodowithwhythe
clothfunctionsforthispurpose.Tobemorespecifictherubberagainstthe
beltbucklecreatesstaticfriction.Thefrictiontheclothcausespreventsthe
coverfromslidingoffaslopedsurfaceandthepropertyoftheclothiswhat
causestheittostayinplace.Theinsidecoverwillonlybecomeusefulif
thebuttonsontheproductfailtowork.

3. WHATMATERIALSWILLBENEEDED(LIMITTOREADILYAVAILABLEAND
(OR)INEXPENSIVE)?
(Chris)

1.
Kevlar
awaterandheatresistantmaterialfortheseatbeltcoversoitwont
havetobewashable

2.
SlipResistantCloth
amaterialthewillkeepfrictionbetweentheseatbelt
andthecoversoitwillnotfalloff.

3.
Thread
sewtogethertheslipresistantclothandKevlar

4. ANYOTHERQUESTIONSYOURGROUPCOMESUPWITH?
(Jorge)
Whatothermaterialswouldbetoothicktofitinthebuckle?


B)A
DETAILEDSKETCH/BLUEPRINT
WITHAPPROPRIATELABELINGOFPARTS
(ENGINEERING)
15POINTS(Chris&Bianca)

C)
SAFETY,ETHICALANDENVIRONMENTALCONSIDERATIONS
(QUALITY
CONTROL)
15POINTS(Chris)

TheSeatBeltCoverdoesnotcontainanyharmfulchemicals.TheKevlarmaterialkeeps
thewaterfromsoakingitandheatresistant.Machinewashable.Therubberfromthe
clothkeepsthecoverfromslippingandwon'tbeahassletokeepiton.Thisproducthas
beenapprovedbythestateandfederalsafetytest.

D)EXTENTTOWHICHOTHERSMIGHTDESIREIT
MASSPRODUCTION
POTENTIAL
(MARKETING)
15POINTS(Chris)
Duringthesummeroranytimethesunisreallystrongpeoplewillbeawarethat
theircarwillheatupwhenitisleftoutinthesun.Almosteveryonethatlives
withinhotclimatezoneswillbenefitfromthisproduct.Thereforepeoplewillhave
ahigherdemandoftheseproductsinordertoprotectthemselvesfromburning
themselves.TheRubberwillhavetobeplaceinsidetheKevlartokeepfriction

betweenthecoverandthebeltbuckleandwillbesewntogetherwithasewing
machine.Itwillbeshapedwithamoldingmachine.

E)
ESTIMATEDCOST
TOPRODUCETHEPRODUCTANDAREASONABLESALE
PRICEBASEDONTHIS(MARKETING/ECONOMICS)
15POINTS(Robyn)
1. 1/8YardofGripStopWide(tackymaterial)=$1.60($12.99/yard)
2. 1/8YardofKevlar=$3.70(28.50/yard)
3. 1/16ofaThreadSpool=.18(2.99/1Spool)

TOTALtoproduce=$5.48

TOTALSalePrice=$10.00

F)
DOCUMENTATIONOFPARTICIPATION/ROLES,COSTANDASSISTANCE.
THIS
SHOULDINCLUDETHEFOLLOWINGTHREEAREAS:1)WHOPARTICIPATEDIN
EACHTASK/ROLE2)ALISTOFALLMATERIALSANDSUPPLIESUTILIZED.
MAXIMUM$253)ANDALISTOFINDIVIDUALSWHOASSISTEDYOURTEAMAND
HOWTHEYASSISTED.
15POINTS(Robyn)
1. RobynBrainstorm,A#1,E,F,G,PresentationAspects
2. BiancaBrainStorm,Brainstormproductinformation#3,#2,A#2,B,E
3. ChrisBrainstorm,#3,A#3,B,C,D,PresentationAspects
4. JorgeBrainstorm,A#4,G,PresentationAspects

G)PRODUCE

ACOMMERCIAL
THATATTEMPTSTOJUSTIFY/PROMOTEAND
SELLYOURPRODUCT.THISMIGHTBEALIMERICK,FLYER,VIDEOORLIVE
PRESENTATION(TECHNOLOGY/ARTS/MARKETING)
110POINTS(Jorge&Robyn)

SUMMATIVEASSESSMENTSPRESENTATION

4)THISISAREQUIREMENTFORTHOSETHATDONOTPARTICIPATEor
INCLUDETHEFOLLOWINGA,BorCWILLLOSE
525POINTS
asdetailedbelow:

A)
ABLUEPRINT
AND(OR)A
SMALLSCALEPROTOTYPEORACTUALWORKING
MODEL
EXPLAININGTHESCIENCE/ENGINEERINGPRINCIPLESBEHINDTHE
INVENTION(ENGINEERING).
10POINTSIFNOTINCLUDED(Chris&Bianca)

B)
PRESENTAN
OVERVIEWOFALLTHEPROCESSES
YOURTEAMUTILIZEDAS
LISTEDABOVEINAWRITTENREPORTANDORALPRESENTATION.i.e.#1,#2
AND#3AG
10POINTSIFALLGROUPMEMBERSDONOTPARTICIPATE

C)
COMPLETETHE
COOPERATIVELEARNINGTEAMEVALUATION
WHICH
CONSISTSOFARUBRICTOSELFANDPEEREVALUATETHEEFFECTIVENESS

OFCOMMUNICATION/SOCIALSKILLS,USEOFGROUPPROTOCOLSAND
LEADERSHIPSKILLS
5POINTSIFALLGROUPMEMBERSDONOTCOMPLETE

D)
PRODUCEAWRITTENREPORTTHATPREPARESYOURTEAMFORTHEORAL
PRESENTATIONANDDOCUMENTSALLASPECTSOFTHEPROCESS#1#3AG.
110PT'S
(Robyn,Jorge&Chris)

BrainstormingIdeas

Wehavetheproblemofgettingburnedbytheseatbelt,wecame
upwithasolutionofaninventioncalledseatbeltbucklecover.
Solution

WeareintroducingthenewSeatBeltBuckleCovernowtopreventburns.
Aboutproduct
Thecoverwascreatedasanoverheatingprevention.
Whatwillitaccomplish

Thisinventionwillpreventpeoplefromgettingburnedfromthe
seatbucklewhenitoverheats.
Whoitsfor

Itismadeforpeoplegenerallyinhotterplaceswherethereislittleshade
fortheircarsandwhodon'twanttogetburned.
Materials
ItismadeoutofKevlarandslipresistantmaterialtopreventitfromslipping
ofthebucklewhilestillpreventingitfromgettingtoohot.
ScientificPrinciple
Thecoverwillfunctiontopreventatransferofheattothemetal
whichistheprimaryreasonthatthemetalheatsup.Thetransferofthethermalenergyis
causedbyradiation.
TheKevlarmaterialcanresistupto850Fofheat
temperature.
SafetyofMaterials
Thisproductdoesnotcontainharmfulchemicals,waterandheat
resistant,machinewashable,andapprovedbothbothstateandfederalsafetyprotocols.
SlipProof.
MassProduction
Duringthesummerpeoplewilldemandmoreofthesesincetheir
carswillheatup.Sowewillhavetoproduceabout100Millionforpeoplepeoplewho
havecars.
Estimatedcost
Quarterofnoslipclothwillcostabout$2.17,ofkevlarwillcost
about$7.12,andthesmallspoolofthreadwillcostabout$2.99.Intotalitwillcostabout
$12.28tomaketheproduct.
RobynPink
JorgeGreen
ChrisBlue
BiancaRed

SCORINGRUBRICMustinclude
writtenjustificationforpointsgiven
foreach
section:

FORMATIVEASSESSMENT150points:
INDIVIDUAL____
GROUP
______

#1(BRAINSTORMING)15

#2(DECISIONMAKING)15


#3A(WRITTENDESCRIPTION)15

#3B(BLUEPRINT)15

#3C(SAFETY/ENVIRONMENTAL)15

#3D(MASSPRODUCTION)15

#3E(ESTIMATEDCOST)15

#3F(DOCUMENTATION)15

#3G(COMMERCIAL)110

SUMMATIVEASSESSMENT
(MUSTINCLUDETHEFOLLOWINGOR120POINTSWILLBETAKENOFFTOTAL
SCOREIFMISSING)

INDIVIDUAL___GROUP___

#4AN(EXPLANATIONOFINVENTION/BLUEPRINT/PROTOTYPE/MODEL)110

#4B(PRESENTATION/OVERVIEWOFPROCESSES/WRITTENREPORT)110

#4C(COOPERATIVESKILLSEVALUATION(PEER&SELF)15

#4D(WRITTENREPORT)110

COMMENTS
INCLUDINGEXEMPLARYAREASDEMONSTRATED:

OVERALLSCOREINDIVIDUAL(75%)______GROUP(25%)________

Dr.JosephKeating,ScienceMethods,CSUSanMarcos,Revised,2/8/15
RevisedbyTaraAndersson,4/14/15