https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy Created by: Natalie Vlcek en-us 2018-02-12 16:53:01 UTC 2025-11-10 12:54:56 UTC hello@padlet.com vlcenata https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/233842229 Step 5: Construct a Prototype]]> 2018-02-21 16:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/233842229 vlcenata https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/233843774 Step 4: Select one solution
After doing some test on different materials we have come up with two different possibilities. Either a combination of Mylar and Popsicle sticks or Mylar and aluminum. We will do a tube like shape with Mylar and paper as the roof, Popsicle sticks as the floor. ]]> 2018-02-21 16:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/233843774 vlcenata https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/233844523 Step 3: Brainstorm Possible Solutions
We decided to go with the Mylar and Popsicle sticks. Since the Mylar reflects heat it would help keep the penguin cool. The Popsicle sticks are insulators so they would not loose or gain heat rapidly. In the tray demo we found out that having a conductor as a floor made the ice melt so we used an insulator as our floor. The same thing was true for the spoons demo. In the black and Mylar roof demo we found out that the Mylar reflected the heat so we made the roof of our home Mylar. ]]> 2018-02-21 16:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/233844523 vlcenata https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/233844977 Step 2: Research The Problem
Since these animals are endangered we need to make sure that these eggs are staying safe. Are task is then to build a little home for the penguins so that they will get hot slower so that they will have to take less trips to the water. The top three insulators were Mylar, Popsicle sticks, and Black paper. ]]> 2018-02-21 16:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/233844977 vlcenata https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/234532715 Step 1: Identify the Problem
The problem in this challenge is that the penguins of boulders beach are having to cool off in the water too often. They are doing this because they are to hot. They are therefor leaving their eggs and birds are eating them. ]]> 2018-02-22 23:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/234532715 vlcenata https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/234532813 Step 6: Test Prototype
A success in our home was that it reflected the heat well so our ice cube only melted %35. A failure was that we did not have enough protection from the heat because all we used was tape, Mylar, and a tad of paper and that definitely was not enough. In all we lost %35 so we were super close to the goal of %30. ]]> 2018-02-22 23:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/234532813 vlcenata https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/234532893 Step 7: Modify Design to Improve it
The only thing we added to our home was a good insulation. We decided to with the cotton balls because they stuck well to the house and we could stretch them out a bit, so we were really getting our moneys worth. when the home did not have insulation the heat was hitting the penguin to hard so with the insulation it would keep the cool in and the heat out. ]]> 2018-02-22 23:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/234532893 vlcenata https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/234532968 Step 8: Present and Redesign if needed
Some successes we had were the Mylar which reflected the heat well. The cotton balls also worked well as an insulator. One failure was the roof because I think we should have added more Mylar instead of paper.  After the final test are penguin was at %29.3 so we reached the goal! If I was going to redesign the home I would add more Mylar and have more of a structure to the home. ]]> 2018-02-22 23:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vlcenata/a9yxu8cscmy/wish/234532968