2.  Your company has been selected to design a new animal cracker box.  Designs must be creative and eye catching, yet still meet the necessary requirements Your box must….Your Choice… Have a volume between 190 cm 2 and 250 cm 2 Be able to sit on a shelf Not be a rectangular prism Must clearly show where it would open Not use more cardboard than the original The shape of the container The outside design

3.  Before redesigning and recalculating, determine the original volume and surface area of the animal cracker box.  Measure in centimeters  Show all your work.

4.  Each member of the group should design an idea and each group should have at least three different ideas.  Ideas should be sketched, have dimensions labeled, and volume and surface area calculated (ask for help on unusual shapes)  Adjust dimensions as necessary to meet requirements but show all work.

5.  Choose the idea you want to submit.  Consider REAL LIFE consequences of your final choice (cost, display, shipping, appeal)  Using the cardboard from your original box, build a prototype of your design.  You may use paper to cover and redesign the outside of the box.  Eat your crackers!

6.  You will submit a final proposal in this order:  Cover page, including your marketing company name  Original volume and surface area, incl. calculations  Three+ ideas, incl. all drafts and volume and surface area calculations  Letter to me explaining why I should choose your company’s idea (consider cost, display, appeal, shipping, carrying, etc.)