1. Greenhouse for Sprouts
A-11 Engineers R Us
Isaiah Linkous, Mary Mitchell, Ethan Riddle, Lacey Roberts
EF 152 Spring, 2017
April 6, 2017

2. Customer Requirements
Customer: 7 years old, girl
Target audience: ages 5-13, girl or boy
Product requirements:
educational
sustainable
fun
long-lasting
aesthetically pleasing
hands on

3. Conceptual Design Initial design:
Greenhouse with windmill, solar panels, irrigation system, and plant beds
Chose design by brainstorming how to include renewable energy into a greenhouse
Iterations:
Didn’t include windmill or irrigation
system
2 long plant beds instead of many
Included a removeable roof
Initial Design

4. Final Design Greenhouse w/ watering can & shovel Building procedure:
Laser cut acrylic and glued together pieces
Glued on wooden bottom
Glued on metal fasteners to roof
Taped sides to cover up glue
3-D modeled and printed watering can & shovel
Glued in solar panel lights
Planted flowers
Mainly used acrylic and glue because of translucence & availability
3-D printed watering can and shovel for easy design implantation

6. Customer Feedback & Results
“We love it, it’s amazing!”
“I like it”
“The solar panels are really cool”
Future improvements:
Use different caulking/tape
Use interlocking edges
Use thinner solar panels

7. Cost & Time Estimates 1000 Units: $37,840 Retail Price 1 Unit: $49.99
Prototype cost estimate:
Item
Source
Cost
Solar panel/light
Amazon $1.19)
$3.57
Acrylic
Home Depot $4.37)
$17.48
Seeds
Walmart $1.17)
$1.17
Glue
Target (2 $2.99/30 sticks)
$0.20
Labor
1.5
$10.87
Metal brackets
Home Depot $1.99)
$3.98
Watering can
Matter Hackers (2 $30/146.5 m)
$0.41
Shovel
Matter Hackers $30/146.5 m)
$0.16
TOTAL
$37.85
1000 Units: $37,840
Retail Price 1 Unit: $49.99

8. Summary & Conclusion
The Greenhouse for Sprouts is an educational child’s toy with an emphasis on renewable energy
Kids can learn how to take care of plants and observe the plants growing