As a second phase of the project, students photographed their projects and created posters. They used the web-based program Canva to begin learning graphic design and understanding layout. Each student created a sales sheet to advertise and showcase his/her work. The showcase was a culminating event for students to present their work to peers.
“The students really impressed us throughout this Inventive Product Cardboard Challenge,” said Scheck Hillel’s Design Department Chair Elana Lazar. “These students will be part of changing and improving our future. Their ideas and creativity were endless, and their enthusiasm helped drive their Design Process.”
Of the nearly 100 projects, some product examples include:
Waterproof laptop case by Noah Fincheltub
The Double Duo by Jacqueline Gorin: This dual purpose wall outlet will work and be a secure safe for you to hide some important things behind it.
A shoe for the blind by Liat Kirsch: This shoe uses GPS and gives verbal directions based on the users location.
The Fable by Alberto Koenig: This idea is a flipping table that converts to a ping pong table. Alberto wrote: "The fable flips just by the click of a button. The beautiful table and the ping pong table are translucent, with an amazing iron or wood base."The "Drone Backpack" by
The Shoe on Wheels by Eduardo Novodzelsky: See his hand-drawn sketch in the Showcase's album.
Hologram Watch by Haley Scheck: This watch has a hologram so it can be used for Facetime, to take photos and watch movies.
The Seg Clean by Moises Sutton: This is a segway meets vacuum cleaner to make cleaning fun again.
This Design/STEM team was led by a collaboration of faculty members: Mrs. Lazar along with design teacher Mrs. Sabrina Ferster and Dr. John Suarez, Director of Curriculum. Elements of Scheck Hillel’s STEM curriculum begin as early as Lower School and then integrate into a comprehensive program of studies for Grades 6-12.