Final Project
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
ENGR Section 201
Table of Contents
1. Mission Statement
Business Team
2. Floor Plan
Business
3. System
Structure Team
4. System
Energy Team
5. System
Water
6. System
Waste Water Team
7. System
Agricultural Team
8. Overview
Business Team
Mission Statement
 Our goal is to create a STEM House product that is
educational yet fun for our target age group of 3rd to 5th
graders, as well as being marketable to various schools.
Floor Plan
12 Ft
12 Ft
Team Members:
Zach Barnes
Bethany Liddick
Max Winn
Eric Wright
Briley Marchetti
Objectives
We will produce a structure for a functional house that is...
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Easy to Assemble/Disassemble
Educational
Lightweight
Durable
Cost Efficient
Large enough for every subsystem
Table of Contents
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Introduction of Goals
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Design Process
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Conclusion
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Appendix
Recognizing the Opportunity
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Opportunities - Team
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To build a structure for the STEM House
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To assist teachers when teaching sustainability
Recognizing the Opportunity
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Opportunities
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Educational
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To teach kids structural stress through demonstrations and
experiments
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To assemble a structure based off of floor plans
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To design and construct a cost effective house
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To demonstrate the importance of sustainability
Define the Problem
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Space - Must contain enough room for the other subsystems
Size - Must fit inside a classroom
Safety - Must be safe enough for children
Specifications
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Inexpensive
Effective
Simple
Easy to Handling
Portable
Brainstorming Ideas
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Structure Materials
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Floor
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Particleboard
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No Floor
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Interlocking Plastic
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Simple Floor
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Lego’s
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Subfloor
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Plexiglass?
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Wood Base
Roof
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Full, Low-pitch
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Half
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Flat
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No Roof
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Windows
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Yes?
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No?
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Layout
One big structure
Four individual
Size
Construction
Evaluating Ideas
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Rejected Ideas
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Roof
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Support Beams
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Braces and Screws
Accepted Ideas
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Pre-Made SubFloor
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List of Materials
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Instructions for Assembly
Conclusion
Our structure is...
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Easy to Assemble/Disassemble
Educational
Lightweight
Durable
Cost Efficient
Large enough for every subsystem
Sources
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http://www.tbcvenice.com/bridge-kids/happy-children/
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www.homedepot.com
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www.littletikes.com
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http://www.boma.org/sustainability/PublishingImages/Sustainability%20Header.png
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http://heartofthematteronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/kids-building.gif
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Energy Team
Team Members:
Molly Sechrist
Francesca Schaeffer
Mackenzie Kroekel
Patrick Wagner
Joe Barry
Table of Contents
 Problem
 Problem Space
 Specifications
 Brainstorm
 Evaluation
 Conclusion
 Pictures
Define the Opportunity
 Make profit
 High-tech
 Interactive
 Educational Tool
Educational Specifications
 Engage different types renewable energy
 Produce electricity various ways
 Measure output
 Design/construct electrical systems
 Experiment different sources and amounts of energy
Technical Specifications
 Cost under $1000
 Easy assembly
 Working energy systems produce electricity
 Measure output
 Constructible circuit
 Compare various outputs
 Provide energy to other subsystems
Social Specifications
 Interactive
 Used by more than one student
 Demonstrate problem solving
 Appealing to target age
Brainstorming Ideas
 Solar- adjustable panels, solar heating oven
 Wind- wind tube, adjustable windmill, windmill kits
 Kinetic- crank to power light bulbs, crank on circuit
board
 Measure output- crank, windmill, UV lights on solar
panels, meters
 Circuit wall- kid’s circuit kit, light switch control
 Electrical systems- visible wiring, junction box
Evaluating Ideas/ Analysis
 Solar- adjustable panels
 Wind- adjustable windmills on walls
 Kinetic- crank to circuit board
 Energy displays- universal circuit board
Conclusion
 Stayed under budget- $770
 Educational
 Interactive
 Fun
Water Team
Team Members:
Joe Helbling
Sam Shoemaker
Keiran Sloane
Neil Kristensen
Brian Stoyanoff
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Educational objectives
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Brainstorming Ideas
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Concept Development
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Conclusions
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References
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Appendix
Introduction
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Saw an opportunity to provide elementary school children with a
room that focused specifically on how water works in a system.
In order to understand how to create the best design, we had to
research various topics before designing the room.
After researching these topics, we specified several specifications
and began brainstorming ideas.
We designed a screening matrix of several brainstorm ideas in
order to determine which ideas to pursue
After determining which ideas we were going to use, we drew up
a bill of materials in order to determine the cost of each
experiment
Educational Objectives
1. To experiment with pressure variation and water flow(aerodynamics)
2. To allow modification of the system to understand importance of runoff
3. To design a means to reuse water throughout entire system
4. To size and experiment with pumping designs
5. To experiment with means of water treatment and it’s impact on house design
6. To design and construct a household water system from a systems perspective
Brainstorming Ideas
Concept Variants
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Pumps
Filtration
Run-off/Reuse of water
Piping
Hydraulics
Hydropower/Aerodynamics
Analysis of Brainstorming ideas
Brainstorming Pumps
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Electric
Centrifugal pump
Flow of water
Pressure
Variation
Demonstration
with attached
gauges
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Interactive Hand
Pump, faucet end
Vacuum and
Pressure Variation
Demonstration with
gauges
Flow of water
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Interactive Hand
Crank
Pressure Variation
Demonstration
(transparent
including pressure
gauges)
Flow of Water to
other areas
Brainstorming Filtration
Interactive water
filter(Similar Concept
with use of contained
materials)
• Water Filtration
• Flow of water
• Reuse of Water
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How water is
filtered in a system
Screen filtration
Flow of water
through a filter
Brainstorming Reuse of Water
Green Roof with artificial
rain sprayers
• Importance of runoff
demonstration
• Reuse of water
(collected and
distributed)
• Use of an interactive
pump
Green Roof with long pipe
artificial rain sprayer
• Importance of runoff
demonstration
• Reuse of water (collected
and distributed)
• Use of an interactive
pump
Brainstorming Piping
Piping through the floor
studs
• Interact and easy to
build
• Teaches about flow
and location of water
throughout the house
Slotted fittings for pipes
throughout floor
Brainstorming Piping
Piping on the wall using
wall clamps
• Interactive and easy
to assemble
• Water flow and
location throughout
the house
Brainstorming Hydraulics
Various Pressure Gauge
tubes
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Pressure variation
throughout pipes
Display the flow of
water High>>>Low
Pressure
Varying pipe diameter flow demonstration
Various Pressure Gauge tubes
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Pressure variation throughout pipes
Display the flow of water High>>>Low Pressure
Shows how water pressure varies when water
flows through varying pipe diameters
Pressure gauges shows the water pressure as it
flows through a pipe
Brainstorming
Hydropower/Aerodynamics
Water Wheel
Wheel turns as water
flows through it,
creating power
Hydropower; shows
how power is generated
through spinning a
turbine
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Aerodynamic water particle flow wall
• Multiple interact shapes can be
moved by magnets throughout flow
wall
• Thickness of two layers of
plexiglass with water in between <1
inch
• Flow of water with particles and
aerodynamics(explains why planes
fly)
Concept Development
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Further Analysis & Selection of Design Ideas
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Weighted Matrices:
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Education and Interaction
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Ease of Use
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Durability
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Cost
Concept Development
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Final designs
o Drawing sketches
Conclusion
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Work we accomplished:
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Objectives and our design
Positive Features:
o Trough Wall
o Water Wheel
o Floorboard piping
o Water Filters
Appendix A
Water Filtration Concept Screening Matrix
Appendix B
Floor Piping Concept Screening Matrix
Appendix C
Water Wall Demonstration Concept Screening
Appendix D
Pump Concept Screening Matrix
Appendix E
Waste Water
Team Members:
Thomas Hinchliffe
Jasen Giustozzi
Manish Khanal
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Context
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Target Audience
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Survey Results
Brainstorming
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Our Process
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Our Results
Screening
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What went in...
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...what came out.
Solution
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Post-Criticism Exhibits
Why we exist:
~Our team was tasked with the treatment
of effluent throughout the house in a safe,
efficient, and educational manner.
~We did this by implementing multiple
exhibits showcasing sewage treatment.
Target Audience Evaluation
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Several Basic Needs (Survey Results)
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Fun
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“Wow” Factor
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Basic Presentation
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Follows Curriculum
How we address those needs:
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Interactive exhibits
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“Mechanical Transparency”
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Image-based lesson
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Most noticeably affect the water itself
How it Works?
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Piping is a closed system, with a minimal water
loss through the green wall.
Exposed Piping allows for experimentation
Settling basin (septic tank) allows sediment to
be filtered out and harvested if necessary
Pump pushes water throughout the room to
different exhibits
Standalone sinks show both clean and not-sodirty water
Carbon Filtration Exhibit
Carbon Filtration Exhibit
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Shows the process of removing unwanted color,
odor, and taste.
Efficiency of three different models as compared
to a control
Can be used in conjuction with several other
exhibits to varying effect.
Excess ‘grey water’ is pumped through Ag’s
Green Wall to educate children on harnessing
natural filtration.
Final Solution
Agricultural Team
Team Members:
Talia Leventhal
Allie Milligan
Patrick Nicodemus
Table of Contents
Introduction of Product
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Preliminary Development
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Working Development
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Summation
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Appendix
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Introduction
Opportunity- to create a product that is
both interactive and educational to
students
 Teachers and students will benefit
 The product will be placed in a
classroom setting and used by the
teacher as a teaching tool for
delivering a STEM-oriented curriculum.
Introduction
The principles of the house were developed
with these main concepts in mind:
 Affordability
 Educational
 Maintenance
 Size
 Safety
Concept Development
Potential agricultural systems
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Aquaponics
Green Wall
Vertical Garden
Green Roof
Lasagna Gardening
Chicken Coop
Tractor
http://inhabitat.com/largest-green-wall-in-north-america-to-be-unveiled-tomorrow/new-6-68/
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=aquaponics&um=1&sa=N&biw=1920&bih=875&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbnid=OO10J7xTiJh5AM:&imgrefurl=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2142509221/home-aquaponics-kit-self-cleaning-fish-tank-that-g&docid=fzNCvBwGeM5YRM&imgurl=https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/projects/379409/photomain.jpg%253F1355539638&w=640&h=480&ei=1F_5UZ2lOeHA4AOluIDYBg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=78&page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=185&start=0&ndsp=46&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:94&tx=130&ty=75
Detailed Concept Development
Through detailed analysis four out of the seven
concepts scored high enough to be used in our
system.
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Aquaponics
Green Wall
Vertical Gardening
Lasagna Gardening
Detailed Concept Development
1. Aquaponics
To experiment with CO2 and impacts
on plant growth
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How:
o Use hydroponics and goldfish to
demonstrate how CO2 from fish can
help plants grow
How:
· Buy and use the goldfish in a tank to
demonstrate how the CO2 from given
off by the fish help the plants to grow
· Buy/less fish, Direct correlation in
number of fish to amount of CO2 given off
Detailed Concept Development
2.Green Wall
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To experiment with water
and impacts on plant growth
How:
o Use clear piping to show
how greywater becomes
cleaner once it is passed
through the green wall
o Allow the kids to use pH
testing kits to test the gray
water and then test again after
it is filtered by the green wall
Detailed Concept Development
3.Vertical Gardening
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To experiment with lighting and impact on plant growth
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o Show that plants grow better when they are staggered in
vegetable gardening
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Stagger plant placement
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Vertical plant placement
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Lighting on each would be the same
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To design and construct an indoor vegetative system
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o Allow students to grow different types of vegetables in
vertical gardening system
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Provide students with a variety of seeds
Detailed Concept Development
4. Lasagna Gardening
~Allow students to use different
methods to grow plants
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~Provide students with a
variety of organic material
ex. cardboard, newspaper
~Provide students with
the knowledge of how
decomposition works
Detailed Concept Development
Final Product
Conclusion
All our designs incorporate at least
three of the following positive
attributes:
 High-tech
 Educational
 Safety
 Maintenance
 Affordable
 Interactive
 Enjoyable
: for all students, teachers, and
staff.
Appendix
Appendix
Research/References:
http://www.backyardaquaponics.com/Travis/aquaponic.pdf
http://store.backtotheroots.com/AquaFarm_p/aquaponics.htm
http://www.phillygreenwall.com/
http://io9.com/5954847/worlds-first-commercial-vertical-farm-opens-insingapore
http://organicgardening.about.com/od/startinganorganicgarden/a/lasag
nagarden.htm
Business Team Overview
 The Business/ Education Team found that the best way for
our product to become successful would be through a
teacher-based learning environment.
 The rough estimate to build the STEM House is $3,011.00
Questions?