Jan 24, 2012

Chair Questions (Brainstorming)

1.What makes a successful chair?
A successful chair must be made from good material, and have a good support, and have good foundation.

2.How do chairs fail?
They may not be built correctly, such as, no connections, or the design wasn't very good.

3.What is important to include into the chairs design?
The correct way to build it, and how to place the materials, and a place to start.

4.Where will your chair be located? Who will be sitting in it at that location?
My chair will be located in Mrs.Nguyen's class and Miguel will be sitting in it.

5.What would you change about your design if you were to build a real chair?
I would use screws, maybe wire, and sturdy glue.

6. What would happen if you built your chair without a prototype?
My chair would probably fail and I would waste materials.

7-8.What is corrugate cardboard & How is it made?
Material made up of a fluted and ridged paper sheet and two or more flat linerboards. Corrugated cardboard is durable and thick made up of a wavy middle layer.

9.What is the primary raw material used to make cardboard?
Pine trees are the primary material used to make cardboard.

10.How many cubic yards of landfill space can be saved by recycling 1 ton of cardboard?
Recycling 1 ton of cardboard save 9 cubic yards of landfill space.

11.How many trees can be saved each year if each household used 1 roll of recycled paper towels?
If every household used 1 roll of recycled paper towels we would save 544,000 trees.

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