Sturdy Place to Sit

60-90m
Ages 5+

Make a seat

You’ve been tasked with creating a cardboard seating solution for your school so that it can host large audiences at school events.

Subjects
STEAM, Science, Design and Technology

Objectives

Preparation

Materials

Activity

The STEAM Challenge

Pose the following scenario:

Your school is set to host some big events in the future, such as a concert and a design exhibition. While there is enough space and seating for the students and teachers, there aren’t any stored seats for additional guests. That’s where you come in!

Using your Makedo tools and connectors, create a cardboard seating solution for your school.



Your Goal
Use Makedo tools and connectors and upcycled cardboard to create a prototype seating solution that functions as a real seat for school events.

Your Role
You are the designer tasked with creating a place for many people to sit.

Your Audience
The seating solution should be usable for children and adults at a school event.

The Scenario
Your school is hosting an event but lacks seating. They need a low-cost solution to this problem.

The Product
The product will be seating for single or multiple users created using upcycled cardboard.

Reflection

Journal Prompts

  • What aspects of your design are you most pleased with? 

  • Were there similarities between the designs that were most effective? What were they?

  • What was difficult about this challenge? Did anything surprise you?

  • What would you do to improve your design if you embarked on this challenge again?

Extension

Take It Further

  • Design a seat that can hold more people than any other design.

  • Design a social seating system that fits together to make rows or groups.

  • Update the design so that it can be folded away for easy storage.