Using the Design Cycle:The newspaper “Wallet-case”

By: Miguel A. UyH1-D #37

How the Design Cycle was applied:• Investigate: We were given a task to create a product that could

help lessen pollution.• Design: I thought that we could make a pencil case or a wallet out of

old newspapers.• Plan: We had planned the ways that we can make it sturdy enough

so that it wouldn’t open up ar fall apart while being used, so we decided to sew it together.

• Create: We then gathered all the needed materials to build it and spent a day working on prototypes until we found a model that worked.

• Evalute: After we had decided on a prototype to use, we examined it again and concluded that it was too big, so we had to make a smaller version of it, which led to our final product, the “Wallet-case.”

The materials that you will need fot the “Wallet-case” are:

1. Thread & needle (any color you want to use)2. Old newspapers3. Scotch or masking tape4. Scissors5. Optional: Any thing you would like to use to decorate it. (i.e :

markers, colored paper,ribbons, etc.)

Step#1:

Place the thread through the needle

(the thread can be any color you wish)

Step #2:Cut and fold a piece of newspaper (can be any size)

Step#3:Fold the cut sheet in half crosswise then fold the ends to the center

Step#4:Once you have folded the coners to the center fold together to

make it only half of what it was.

Step#5:Take the thread and run it through the bottom corner and then run it

through the same side in which it first enterred.

Step#6:Cross the thread to make it stronger. Repeat until you reach the top

or the end of the thread.

Step#7:Do the same for the other side

Step#8:Cover the sewn edges with tape. Do the same to the other side.

Voila! You’ve got your very own “Wallet-case.”