6th grade engineering students from the Columbia Secondary School auction their original cardboard chair designs for social good.

The Thrown

Team name

The Kings of the Thrown!™

Team photo

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One of our early designs

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Project manager

Luis Morales

Computer tech

Kit McArthur

Materials handler

Antonio Tavares

Additional support member

Ailin Zhu

Early design considerations

We wanted to incorporate the "honeycomb" structure (a structure in the shape of a honeycomb)into our design. This would make the chair resist high pressure. We also wanted something that everybody could lean on when they sit down to make it more relaxing.

Front view of our final prototype

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Final Prototype Back

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Final prototype structure

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Final design considerations

The final design considerations that we have are to make the chair with a pleasing look, neat cuts, and the ability to withstand human weight.

How we scaled up our prototype

Our team scaled up our prototype by measuring the sides. After we did that, our team chose a scale factor which was seven. We then multiplied each side by seven, and that's how our team got the enlarged measurements.

Human-sized chair, front view

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Human sized chair, side view

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Teamwork reflections

We learned how to work as a team and how to agree on each other's ideas. We learned that as a group, we can get more things accomplished. This will help us in the future as we are assigned to work in groups.

Improvements

This design could be improved by making the design colorful and to maybe even put a carpet on it.

Name of non profit organization

Robin Hood

The mission of this non-profit organization

Robin Hood targets poverty and gives to those who are poor (but they don't steal from the rich). Those who are in need will be recognized and money will be donated to them.

Non-profit website URL

The importance of this non-profit

The importance of Robin Hood is to help those in need. We would not want to be out there alone without money or food, so we shouldn't let others have to deal with it. If we help, then we are literally making the World a better place.
 

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