ICY SAVER

INTRODUCTION DESIGN BRIEF

There is nothing worse than
being outside on a hot summer
day eating your icy pole and
within seconds your delicious
treat is melting all over the
floor!
Here is your challenge for the next 5
weeks. In groups of 4, you need to
design and construct an icy pole saver
that will prevent your delicious treat
from melting.
Your icy saver must be able to hold
the icy pole and prevent it from
melting.

The icy pole must remain in its

PRESENTATION original packaging and cannot be
transferred into any other containers
On the last week of term, once
or bowls.
each group have presented and
explained the process and their
best icy saver to the class, we will
put them to the test and time how WHERE TO START?
long it takes for the icy poles to
start melting. Start by brain storming as a team
some questions and ideas.
Here are some questions to help get
One group will be crowned the Icy
you started:
Heroes.

What are the main threats to your

DESIGN MATERIALS icy pole melting?
How can you prevent it from
melting or coming into contact
Your group is free to use any
with the threats listed?
materials you can find in the STEM
What materials will help keep the
corner for example:
plastic wrap icy pole cold?
wool balls
wood chips Use these QR codes to also help you
sticky tape team get thinking of some awesome
salt/ pepper/ sugar designs.
string
The freezer will be accessible.

As always, if there are any other

materials you need to construct your
icy saver, you need to run it by Miss
Peche first.
 INSTRUCTIONS EVALUATION CRITERIA

Week 5: Ideas are shared and I n we e k s 6 a n d 8 y o u r t e a m wi l l

considered, research is conducted. A check how your designs are
labelled model is drawn up. p e r f o r mi n g .

Week 6: Create and trail design 3 Y o u wi l l b e g i v e n a n e v a l u a t i o n

times. Evaluate the design's
performance.
Week 7: Change what need to be
adjusted on the design.
Week 8: Trail design 3 times and
evaluate the design's performance.
Week 9: Last modifications are made
to the design.
Week 10: Present your design to the
class. Icy savers will be put to the test
and data will be recorded.
c r i e r t i a t o r a t e t h e p e r f o r ma n c e o f
t h e d e s i g n . T h e c r i t e r i a wi l l b e
based on:
t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s ( t h e t i me i t
takes for the first drop of
me l t e d i c y p o l e )
look of the design.
T h e r e wi l l a l s o b e a p a r t t o g u i d e
y o u r t e a m t h r o u g h e x p e r i me n t i n g
wi t h y o u r d e s i g n , a t l e a s t c h a n g i n g
one aspect of your design to see if
i t ' l l i mp r o v e t h e p e r f o r ma n c e .

CURRICULUM LINKS
ICT:
We will be using the iPads to record in slow motion on the final test day.

SCIENCE:
This STEM challenge is linked to our unit of science we've been looking at this
term - Chemical Science. (ACSSU046)
Planning and conducting investigations to see if certain designs work.
(ACSIS054)
Reflecting on designs and communicating with others in the group (ACSIS058)
(ACSIS060)

MATHEMATICS:
On the test day we will be measuring, ordering and comparing the time it takes
for the icy poles to melt. (ACMMG061)
Collect data and organise into graphs. (ACMSP069)