Created by: Maggie and Katie

Challenges:

We had a lot of challenges, throughout the process of the Backbrella. Some challenges we had were…

The first umbrella we had broke The umbrella was too tall Another challenge we had was that the

pvc pipes were too long. Another challenge was that the umbrella

handle was not staying in the pvc pipe.

How we overcame the challenges: The first umbrella we had broke: We got

a new umbrella. The umbrella was too tall: The new

umbrella we got was shorter. Another challenge we had was that the

pvc pipes were too long: We cut the pvc pipes, with a pvc saw.

Another challenge was that the umbrella handle was not staying in the pvc pipe: We hot glued the handle to the pvc pipe.

Learning:

What we learned during this project was…

How to overcome challenges and find solutions

How to communicate better How to become more creative How to go out and buy new materials to

use How to make a DIY Backbrella

How learning was applied: How to overcome challenges and find solutions: All

of the challenges we had, we learned how to overcome, to make a better Backbrella.

How to communicate better: By going out and getting materials, we communicated who should get what.

How to become more creative: We thought of many ideas of how to attach the pvc pipe to the handle, like nailing and duct tape, but decided to use hot glu instead.

How to go out and buy new materials to use: We learned that we needed to go out to buy materials, that are needed fot our project.

How to make a DIY Backbrella

Failures: The “Backbrella” not being stable ( it

was very wobbly and didn’t stay on the persons back)

The umbrella broke We wanted to take the easy way out, but

we found out that that never worked, so we had to keep trying new ideas ( lots of them never worked)

The umbrella was too high up ( we failed measuring it correctly)

What we learned from our Failures: To keep trying new things That the easy way isn’t always the best

way (try different things before all of the easy things)

We learned to plan ahead and make sure we have all the supplies needed and all of the measurements before you start constructing

We learned to work together, and learn from each other