My final product worked as it successfully transferred wind energy (our breathing) into kinetic energy (the movement of the raft).

I was successful in creating the product I had intended to create and following the planned schedule. By using my time wisely, I was able to make the product work fairly well in the water. My design was fairly simple, so my expectations for creating an amazing or outstanding product were not very high. However, there are definitely things I could have done to improve both the overall look and the efficiency of the product, the later especially since this product is geared at young children. Adding things like sails, a third bottle, or possibly a larger balloon would have helped. (Things I could have improved on in detail were mentioned here)

The impact of my product on the environment, in my opinion, was minimal. As I mentioned in my first blog, my idea was to refrain from using batteries as batteries, especially “one-time” batteries, tend to be incredibly toxic to the environment. Although there are definitely ways to make my product more eco-friendly (e.g. using a reused plastic container as the base). Since I re-used plastic water bottles and straws, it’s making use of used items that would have otherwise gone into landfills or the ocean, damaging nature and wildlife. And because (I’d assume that) a child’s expectations of a “toy” are low, therefore, I would like to think that this would satisfy the consumer’s need for entertainment.