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Your task:
Create a package for a product (no bigger than the palm of your hand). It should meet the following requirements:

For the consumer:

Must be creative and eye catching

For the Marketing Department:

Must stack easily and look good on the shelves

For the Financial Division:

Must be cost effective to produce
What to do:

Pick your object. Remember, it should fit in the palm of your hand.
Brainstorm a list of shapes and sizes of packages that you see in stores. Consider what essential information is usually displayed on the package itself. Don’t forget that the consumer must open the product some how!!!! Does it need to close again? What is on the inside of the package? Is it just the product or does it need more?
Think about the shapes and sizes of packages that you see on shelves in the store. Think about the advantages and disadvantages of each type of package. Don’t forget to consider some of your tasks (stackability, cost effectiveness, etc.)
Plan an effective package for your item. Consider how much space is needed for your product inside the package. Should you object be seen? How could you accomplish this?
Draw and label the dimensions of the polyhedron net for your package.
Use your net to make the final package. Don’t forget to include the essential information for the outside of your package.
Answer the questions.

Questions

Describe why you chose the packaging that you did? How did the shape of your object affect your packaging?

Does your package make sense from a sales point of view? Is it easily stacked on store shelves?

How did you try to make your packaging attract consumers?

What is the surface area of your package (in centimeters)?

If construction materials cost $0.005 per square centimeter, how much would it cost to construct your package?

What is the volume of your package (in centimeters)?

Grading Rubric for Package Deal

	Questions 15%	Calculations 25%	Net 25%	Package 20%	Neatness & Creativity 15%
5	All questions are answered in complete sentences. All answers are complete and coherent.	All work is shown. All calculations are correct.	Your net is correct. All dimensions are labeled correctly (in centimeters).	All essential information is displayed. The package is cost effective and easily stacked.	The package is very neat and creative. It is eye-catching for the consumer.
4	All questions except one are answered in complete sentences. All answers are relatively complete and coherent.	All work is shown. One calculation is incorrect.	Your net is correct. All but one dimension are labeled correctly.	Most essential information is displayed. The package is cost effective and easily stacked.	The package is neat and creative. It is eye-catching for the consumer.
3	All questions except 2 are answered in complete sentences. Most answers are relatively complete and coherent.	All work is shown. Two calculations are incorrect.	Your net is correct. All but two dimensions are labeled correctly.	Most essential information is displayed. The package is not very cost effective. It is not very easily stacked.	The package is neat and creative.
2	Not all questions are answered in complete sentences. Some answers are incomplete and incoherent.	All work is shown. Three calculations are incorrect.	Your net is correct. All but three dimensions are labeled correctly.	Little of the essential information is displayed. The package is not cost effective or easily stacked.	The package is not very neat or creative.
1	All questions are not answered in complete sentences. Your answers are incomplete and incoherent.	All work is not shown. All calculations are not correct.	Your net is correct. All but four dimensions are labeled correctly.	No essential information is displayed. The package is not cost effective or easily stacked.	The package is not neat or creative. It is not eye-catching for the consumer.