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Define the Problem

I need to choose a long-term design project or
mentorship.
! Identify Criteria and Constraints
-Project must connect the theory and
application in a STEM related field
-Must be applicable to the Engineering Design
Process
-I MUST be passionate enough about the topic
that I will continuously work on it
throughout the year
-Should relate to either my future career or
future life
! Brainstorm Solutions
-Be a teachers aid at an elementary school
-TSA competition: Future technology teacher
-Start a Future Teachers Association Club at
Global High School
-Intern with a Botanist
-Build a greenhouse
-Cross breed plants
-Something with art?
-Something with piano?
-Make my own organic tea bags?
-Star Charting
-Make my own paint
My Journey & the
Engineering Design Process
! Do Background Research (Journal pages
with research)
-Teachers Aid pg. 8, 9, 10, 17, 24
-TSA Competition pg. 17
-Intern with a Botanist pg. 17
-Build a greenhouse pg. 19, 20, 21, 22
-Make my own organic tea bags pg. 22
-Star Charting pg. 33
-Make my own paint pg. 44, 47, 48
! Choose the Best Solution
Make my own paint and relate it to my
future career of Chemical Engineering










! Do Background Research
Upon researching, I found the major benefits of
making your own organic paint, and the
huge detriments of manufactured paint.
Inorganic manufactured paints contain
solvents that outgas Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs) as they dry. VOCs
can cause a range of health hazards, such
as drowsiness, headaches, dizziness,
feelings of intoxication, fatigue, mental
confusion, increased heart rate, nausea,
loss of coordination, convulsions, and
even death (Spandorfer, Curtiss, & Snyder,
2010). The VOCs in wall paint alone
contribute 9% of the pollutants in the air
that cause greenhouse gases and smog
(Casa Verde Paint, 2011).
! Define the Problem
I want to relate my passion for art to my future
career. I can make my own paint, and
research how much better it is for human
and environmental health than inorganic
manufactured paint.
! Identify Criteria and Constraints
-Project must connect the theory and
application in a STEM related field
-Must be applicable to the Engineering Design
Process
! Choose the Best Solution & Do
Development Work
I can paint with inorganic manufactured and
organic homemade paint and compare
the vibrancy, consistency, workability,
transparency, and texture (CWTTV).









! Build a Prototype/ Brainstorm Solutions:
Subjects to paint
-Flowers
-People
-Fruit
-Landscape
! Choose the Best Solution/ Subject
-Van Gogh-like sunflowers
-Tulips
-High heals
-Tulips again
! Test and Redesign
-Tulips