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MYP Design Year 1 · Unit 3 · Lesson 22

Protect the Payload · Challenge Brief

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Portfolio
Name: __________________________
Date: ___________________________

Challenge: Design lightweight protective packaging for the teacher-selected fragile payload.

PAYLOAD
STANDARD DROP TEST
FIXED CHALLENGE CONSTRAINTS

fits within 15 × 15 × 15 cm before testing

uses only the provided material kit

payload can be inserted and removed

designed for the same standard test as classmates

DEVELOP — Explore several feasible ideas that another person can understand.
RAPID THUMBNAILS · Aim for different structural approaches.
IDEA 1
IDEA 2
IDEA 3
IDEA 4
MYP Design Year 1 · Unit 3 · Lesson 22

Protect the Payload · More Ideas

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Portfolio
Name: __________________________
Date: ___________________________
IDEA 5
IDEA 6
SELECT THREE IDEAS WORTH DEVELOPING FURTHER

Idea # ________ · Idea # ________ · Idea # ________

WHY ARE THESE THREE FEASIBLE?
CHECK THAT THEY ARE GENUINELY DIFFERENT

At least two ideas use a different structural approach.

The differences are more than color or decoration.

Each idea shows how it protects the payload.

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