https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od By: Kasey Coke-Murphy en-us 2017-10-02 18:03:56 UTC 2026-01-29 06:12:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png kasey_coke46 https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193159150

http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-chameleons/

https://www.cnbc.com/2015/04/22/americas-165-billion-food-waste-problem.html

]]> 2017-10-02 18:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193159150 kasey_coke46 https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193160001 Chameleons mostly live in rain forests and deserts of Africa. They come in many different colors, shapes, and sizes. They have the ability to change color, move each one of their eyes independently, can adapt to multiple living environments,  and they can extend their tongues out for nearly a foot to catch insects for food. Color change in chameleons functions as social signaling, camouflage, and reactions to temperature.]]> 2017-10-02 18:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193160001 kasey_coke46 https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193168903 1.  Creation of clothing, cars, or buildings that can change color (camouflage) on demand.
2. Color changing stickers for food products that indicate freshness.
3.  Wrist bands that change color to warn people when they are dehydrated.]]> 2017-10-02 18:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193168903 kasey_coke46 https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193176548 The problem I chose to research was how to prevent people from buying spoiled food at the grocery store.  I found on average, Americans throw away approximately $165 billion worth of food each year, and for the average American family, that can be up to $2,200 per household, according to a recent study by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). This article also helped my thinking.]]> 2017-10-02 19:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193176548 kasey_coke46 https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193185388 Through my research I discovered that most food is wasted because people don't know whether or not it is safe to eat.  I related this problem to chameleon and thought of their color changing ability. That led to the idea of a sticker that changes color based on whether or not a food product is fresh or spoiled.
I decided to use red for fresh and green for spoiled.]]> 2017-10-02 19:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193185388 kasey_coke46 https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193191325 I believe this concept will work on cutting down wasted food because people will have a better indication of freshness and will be less likely to throw away food.  Also people will not waste money on buying spoiled food at the grocery store. In my original design, I used a red colored sticker for fresh food and a green for spoiled food.  However, I decided to switch the colors to correspond with the green means "go" and red means "stop". ]]> 2017-10-02 19:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193191325 kasey_coke46 https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193192893 For my final prototype, I changed the shape of the sticker making it round instead of square.  But I did add the concept of the sticker turning yellow to indicate a food product being in between fresh and spoiled.]]> 2017-10-02 19:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193192893 kasey_coke46 https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193254302 This invention would safe for the environment because it will be biodegradable. It also help on the increased waste of food products.]]> 2017-10-03 02:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_coke46/6g6ocoxze4od/wish/193254302