Dekalb Christian Home Educators

 

Design Your Own Cooler Engineering Workshop

Teacher: Gyquetta Jackson
Date/Time: Monday - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Room: Family Life Center(FLC)
Department: Field Trips
Grade Level: 11-14 years old, 15-18 years old


Keep Your Cool!



Design Your Own Cooler



Challenge


 Engineering Workshop


Where: DCHE

WHEN: FEBRUARY 10, 2025 @ 2:00 PM

COST: FREE!


Maker Challenge Recap

Students design a cooler and monitor the effectiveness of its ability to keep a bottle of ice water cold in comparison to a bottle of ice water left at room temperature. They work through the engineering design process.  Students have the opportunity to brainstorm a design of their cooler and its attributes. They then choose from the materials provided to create a prototype. They have the opportunity to test their prototype by measuring the room temperature, the starting temperature of the water and graphing and monitoring the change in temperature over increments time in comparison to the room temperature water.


Maker Materials & Supplies 

  • Styrofoam
  • aluminum foil
  • newspaper
  • rags
  • plastic wrap
  • bubble wrap
  • trash bags
  • cardboard squares
  • flannel squares
  • duct tape
  • scissors
  • acrylic paint
  • bottles of water
  • thermometer
  • scale (to measure coolers)
  • butcher paper or a paper roll (to display graphing to rest of the class)
  • markers

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