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Appalachian Trail Activity

Scenario

Problem

Procedure
Materials

Start of
Expert
Responsibil
ities

You and five of your friends decide to hike part of the Appalachian Trail,
the whole trail is a total of 2175-mile trail running from Georgia to Maine.
Your team will be dropped off in Pennsylvania and picked up at Harpers
Ferry. The team will be starting when school ends for the year in June.
Your team will consist of an expert in each of the following subjects on the
trip: Energy & Power, Manufacturing, Construction, Information &
Communication, Agriculture & Transportation, and Medicine & First Aid.
Your team must plan a 3 week hiking trip starting June 20th, dropping off
in Pennsylvania and picking up in Harpers Ferry.
Each person is responsible for making sure that their Hiking Team is well
prepared for this trip by knowing their own subject and packing the
resources needed for this trip within their subject. Each person is
required to have a plan and a back-up plan for their responsibilities on the
trip.
Your fearless and supportive leader/teacher will be meeting you ONCE
with a ration of supplies that you come up with within the weight limits.
Sheriff Sam will be around to protect you from anything that might harm
you like bears, crazy raccoons and other travelers.
Each of you will carry a pack filled to a maximum weight limit of 40 lbs.
Every pack does NOT have to have the same materials in it.
Your WHOLE team only has $2000 to spend on the materials for the trip,
this includes EVERYTHING needed for the trip (clothes, shoes, food,
backpacks)
Follow the Engineering Design Process to prepare your pack.
Computer w/Internet Access
Energy & Power
Manufacturing
Construction
Fire, Charging
Pack, Clothes, Water
Sleeping arrangements
Equipment & Shoes
Bottles
for all members: Where
*Challenge: What can
and How (Sleeping
you use for 2 different
bag, roll?)
purposes?
Info & Communication
Agriculture
Medicine & First Aid
&Transportation
Information for the trip, Food for the trip (How
Simple First Aid Kit,
Communication on the many calories should
Plants/Animals
hike (Different paces?), you eat?), What
information that could
Communication with
Plants/Animals will you need medical
outside world, Ration
encounter? How will
attention, Normal
Resupply,
you react?
injuries (Prevention?)
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Define the Problem

What need or want must be met by the solution?
My team must plan a 3 week hiking trip starting June 20th, starting off in Pennsylvania and ending in
Harpers Ferry. We need to be prepared for this trip and pack resources needed and there is an expert
of a subject in our group so we all need to use our knowledge. We are required to have a back-upplan and we have to carry a pack filled to a maximum weight limit of 40 lbs. We have 2000 dollars to
spend on all materials used. .

2.

Brainstorming
List possible items that might be used in your final pack. Clearly identify and describe how each of
these ideas relates to the problem statement. Organize them within the 6 Expert Categories: Energy &
Power, Manufacturing, Construction, Information & Communication, Agriculture & Transportation, and
Medicine & First Aid.

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ENERGY AND POWER

lighter

solar/ portable charger

2 pairs of comfortable and structured sneakers

INFORMATION AND COMUNICATION

Radio

Compass

Map

Phone

Watch

Manufacturing

Layers, sweatshirts, t-shirts, tank tops, jackets

Large thermal water bottle

Book bag

Agriculture and transportation

Based on the weather in the summer you eat less calories and the calories you consume in the
winter are more

Animal repellent

Pocket knife

Canned tuna

Salami

Crackers

CONSTRUCTION

Large tent

Sleeping bags

Blankets

Medicine and first aid

3.

First aid kit

Bug medicine

Advil

Research and Generating Ideas

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In the space below, document your research. I would suggest researching for cost and weight of items
as well as information of the trip. If any expert has something specific to research it should be done
here as well. Be sure to include proper citations at the end of your notes.

Lighter $5.83, 2.7 OZ

matches $4.58 1.6 0Z

Solar/ portable charger $37.99 2 pounds

Comfortable and structured sneakers $200 5 pounds

Radio $9.88 4 pounds

Compass $3.78 5.6 oz.

Layers, sweatshirts, t-shirts, tank tops, jackets $300 5.37 pounds

Large thermal water bottle $270 5.3125 pounds

Animal repellent $4.68 5.8 oz.

Pocket knife $ 8.79 6.3 oz.

Canned tuna $5.80 3.5 oz.

Salami $5.98

Crackers $ 4.75 5.2oz

Large tent $ 89.76 10 pounds

Sleeping bags $89.76 4 pounds

Blankets $ 18.23 2 pounds

First aid kit $ 12.65 2 pounds.

7.2 oz.

Total: $ 1,071.37
Total: 37 pounds

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Citations/References
Walmart.com

4.

http://www.convertunits.com/from/oz/to/pounds

Identifying criteria and specifying constraints

What are the criteria and constraints of the design problem?

Criteria
Enough material to be able to travel a
2000 plus mile trail

Constraints
40 pound limit
2000 dollar limit

Get to Virginia from Pennsylvania

safely in 3 weeks

5.

Exploring possibilities
Reflect on your brainstormed ideas and research notes and describe the plusses and minuses of each
design approach you have considered. What decisions will your group have to make? Write down the
decisions that you must make to discuss.

Brainstorming Ideas &

Decisions
1

Pluses

Minuses

Multiple tents

Heavy materials

A lot of dry foods

A lot of water is needed

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1 big tent

Shoes may be ruined

1 pair of shoes

Tent can be ruined

Less food

Running out of food

More water

4
5
6
7
8
9
10

A lot of medical supplies

Heavy and takes up space

2 pairs of shoes

Heavy takes up space

A lot of blankets

Too much space

generator

Too much money and takes up a lot of

space

Layer clothing

A lot to carry around

radio

Need batteries

8 sleeping bags

Too much money and less space

6. Selecting an Approach
a. Enter the constraints and criteria of the project in the first column.
b. Score your brainstorming ideas against each constraint or criterion and indicate how well the idea
meets the criteria and constraints. 3 pts = easily meets, 2 pts = somewhat meets, 1 pt. = does not
meet
c. Total the columns and circle the highest score to indicate your best design idea.
Constraint/Crite
1 huge
Dry food
Multiple
More
Extra
Extra first
rion
tent
tents
water
shoes
aid
than food
3 Weeks

Weight

Money

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7. Developing a Design Proposal on excel below

Based on the evaluation of your ideas, develop a design proposal packing list for the highest scoring
idea. Attach your working material list in Microsoft Excel file to your Weebly. Determine the materials
you plan to use based on your design.
8. Making a model or prototype below
Within the 3D Modeling Software Autodesk Inventor create the items needed for the trip to fit within
the pack that you have bought/designed. Attach your parts & finished product from Autodesk Inventor
to your Weebly.
9. Testing and Evaluating the Design, using specifications
As you create your solution, you will perform tests to make sure that the solution is meeting the needs
of the given problem. If your solution does not work, you may need to repeat the previous steps of the
Engineering Design Process, until you find a functional design. In the space below, document the type
of tests you conducted and the results.
Test Performed
Does it weight under
40 pounds

Test Results
Yes it weighed 37 pounds

Does it cost under

2000 dollars

Yes it cost $1071.31

Will we survive

Yes we have all the desired materials needed

10.Refining the Design

Based on your tests, what design refinements should be made to the prototype to ensure that it can
satisfy all of the criteria and constraints of the design problem.
Refinements
Maybe working in more medical supplies for the trip and more ways to carry water so we all stay
hydrated and constantly checking the weight of the materials so it doesnt exceed the maximum
amount.

11.Creating or Making It

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Modify your model/prototype to incorporate the design refinements you identified in section 10. What
additional steps would be necessary to produce the final product for the customer?
Since it was our first time using inventor maybe more design tips and tutorials so we could add more
detail to our projects.

12.Communicating processes and results

a) Demonstrate your final packing list & packs to the rest of the class.

materi
als
lighter
matche
s
charge
r
sneake
rs
radio
compa
ss
layers
swells
bug
spray
knife
tuna
salami
cracker
s
tent
sleep
bag
blanket
s
first
aid
total

price
weight
5.83
2.7
4.58

1.6

37.99

200
9.88

5
4

3.78
300
270

5.6
5.37
5.3

4.68
8.79
5.8
5.89

4.68
8.49
5.8
7.2

4.78
89.78

5.2
10

89.76

18.23

12.65
1071.
37

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37

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