My product is a motorboat that has a fishing feature. This boat converts electrical and mechanical energy to kinetic energy. I started by thinking about who the audience was and used this information to think about what they would like and what would be possible for me to make considering the time of 4 classes. Next, I looked at YouTube videos for inspiration and ideas. I then settled on an idea that I thought would meet the specifications as well as be a possible product for me to create. Then I started thinking about how to construct the boat. I confirmed my measurements as well as all of the materials that I would need to construct the boat. I developed a detailed plan of how I would construct the boat. Afterward, I started creating the product. I used the materials that I had decided upon and started constructing. Once I had created a product, I asked for peer feedback to see how I could improve the boat. I then made improvements to the boat so that the boat would function properly as well as be appealing to others. Lastly, I reflected on and shared my product with others.  Throughout this project, I learned a lot about how to construct a good product as well as deepened my understanding of the design process.

My success criteria were for the boat to be able to float and move. Through testing my boat, I found that the boat was indeed able to float and move, however, sometimes the paddle would get stuck which caused the boat to stop moving. Whilst the fish did work, some of the magnets fell off while we were testing and so it would have been better if the fish were constructed differently. Something that would be better if I considered in more depth would be how we could make the batteries also be more sustainable.

My toy meets the design specifications because firstly, the audience was for younger children to play. Our final product was indeed quite suitable for a younger audience because of the fishing aspect as well as it being a motor boat toy. Secondly, we needed to show energy transformation which our toy did. Our toy uses the batteries on the boat and goes from electrical and mechanical to kinetic energy. This kinetic energy then allows the paddles to spin which leads to the boat being able to move in water.

Im most proud of how I constructed the boat as well as how I connected the wires on the motor to be able to make everything connected. Im also proud of my problem solving skills and my ability to be able to change and edit my product so that it will be better. Something that was really challenging was learning where everything was in the design space as well as figuring out how to make the boat shape because the material we wanted was not available and so we had to use a harder material that snapped very easily.