Ceramic Tile Hotplate

Design Portfolio

M. Francis

Grade 9 Tech Ed

Proble

m

Sta

tem

ent Design and construct

a hotplate made from

available ceramic tile

pieces. Use only the provided

materials.

Rese

arc

h

Google these questions

and find an answer What is a tile mosaic?

Why is it important to

leave space between

tiles? What are 3 different types

of tile? Be sure to copy your

website sources and

paste them into your

portfolio.

Poss

ible

Solu

tions Find a picture or two of

an existing solution. Create a new idea for

the shape of your toolbox.

Ske

tches

You must generate at

least three original sketches. You can draw them by hand and paste them here.

Below is two examples

of the types of sketches you could create…

Deci

sion a

nd

Rati

onale

What hotplate design

will I make? I will attempt to make

the hotplate to match

my sketch #1. Why? I like the look of the

squares and triangles. I

think the two shapes

together will give a nice

symmetrical look.

Deve

lopin

g a

Solu

tion Take pictures of your

process and paste them in here. You can paste multiple

pictures on one slide,

or each photo can have its own slide.

Re-E

valu

ate

Answer the following

questions in your design

portfolio after you complete.

Take some time to re-

evaluate your design and

consider how it feels to use.

Did your design solve the

problem? Why or why not?

What modifications did you

make? What are some positive

features of your design?

How could the design be

improved or innovated?