IED New School Locker: Recent activity

Please briefly explain your decision making and how you came up with the final design. Include a little bit about each stage of the process.

Please go back and add details to the "Collect Information" page. Add details and include specifics showing evidence of your research.

the only problem is what if people lose the card?

I agree with this idea. In my opinion I don't like that I have to open a lock four times a day.

Hi Mark. This photo might work best in the "Collect Info" stages of the design process. Perhaps you can take additional photos of the lockers being used by students and a typical view in the hallway with all the lockers open between classes?
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Great start on this project!

These are typical lockers found in the 900 hall of our school. The rest of the school has lockers that are divided into two: bottom lockers and upper lockers. Some students dislike bottom lockers because they are inconvenient to use.

This is a regular octagon with radius r, and side s. An octagon has eight sides and its volume is the greatest compared to all polygons that have less than eight sides.

In nature, bees use honeycombs to store honey. Usually, honeycombs are made in a hexagonal pattern. Based on calculations, an octagon has greater volume than a hexagon. Moreover, an octagon has more sides, which allows them to be easily arranged.

Many students complained about the difficulty and inconvenience of opening a lock on a locker. In order to solve this problem, we decided to replace the combination lock with a key card reader, like the one used in hotels. Key cards are faster and easier to use than combination locks.

Be specific about your brainstorming ideas and address the following (from the rubric):

Think About:
• Make a list of all the things you like about your current locker. Ask several friends for their opinions.
• Make a list of all the things you dislike about your current locker. Ask several friends for their opinions.
• Think about your locker not just as a metal box, but as another type of container. What other types of containers do you use each day to store stuff? (Examples: containers for food, clothing, household items)
• Many animals, insects, and plants use containers to store things (Example: bees use honeycombs). Check out some of the images in the Inspiration Gallery for other ideas of strorage units.
• Keep in mind that your newly-designed locker will be one of many along the hallway. How will these individual units all fit together? How will several students use their lockers at the same time without bumping into each other?
Try This:
• Based on the information you collected above, brainstorm a list of special features you’d like your new locker to have.
• Make lots of sketches to get your early ideas down on paper. Learn from each different idea.
• Consider what materials the locker will be made from. What materials will be durable against the wear and tear of student use over the years?

Don't forget to add sketches.