New Resource
The problem:
You are members of a packaging department asked to design a package for a very delicate ornament of the size of a crisp.
Design and manufacture containers to store and protect a single potato crisp in each.
Requirements:
1. The Crisp Package must be able to withstand the shock of a drop from 3 metres on to a hard surface when placed inside a 2 litre ice cream carton.
2. The package must be capable of being opened by hand without mechanical aids.
You have the following materials:
- Potato Crisps
- Sellotape
- A4 paper
- Scissors
- Paper clips
- Pencils
- Stapler and staples
- Rulers
- Glue
Things to consider:
- What factors affect your cargo’s chances of survival? Speed of descent, force of impact, etc.
- What forces are acting on your package?
- What is the surface area of your design? Why is this not the only consideration to your design?