The purpose of my toy is to be able to move in the water. The motor causes the wheel of the boat to turn. This then causes the paddle to push through the water which causes the boat as a whole to move forward. This means that the motor will allow the boat to move. The battery on the boat is using electrical and mechanical energy and through energy conversion, the energy becomes kinetic energy which causes the wheels to spin and allows the boat to move.

Some environmental impacts may be that using a motor may not be a great thing for the environment but I will use materials such as popsicle sticks and bottle caps which means we are recycling those materials. However, the product will definitely be safe as I will make sure that the parts are not super sharp. However, I would also have to be careful with the fish idea, because if the person playing with the toy is very young, they may try to eat the magnetic fishes which are quite dangerous. This toy will also be quite durable, however, if you try to break it, it will fall apart and break into little pieces.

Some precedents that inspired me included videos of different people making different cars and boats using motors. From the videos, I took away how to use the motor to spin the propeller or the wheels. I also took away how to shape the boat to be more boat shaped. I used the videos to help me know how to construct the boat so that it would work properly however, many design and decorative elements were my own ideas.

I am making the product original because, in my final product, I will be adding a different element for my intended audience, which is  younger children, which is adding fishing lines. Using magnets, I will make fish. This allows my intended audience to be able to play with a motorboat and catch little fish. I will also be changing the dimensions of the boat as well as some design elements and decorations.