Design Criteria-to-Working Model: Engineer a Sneaker

Each group needs:

• an assortment of materials that provide height, cushioning, flexibility and/or traction for shoe prototype construction, such as sponges, bubble wrap packing material, foam and rubber gloves; see suggestions in Worksheet A: Materials and Properties (PDF); feel free to add or substitute items
• 2 fabric base forms, cut to the template in Worksheet D: Pattern for Cutting Fabric Base Forms (PDF)
• fabrication tools, such as scissors, twine, glue, tape
• Worksheet A: Materials and Properties (PDF), 2 per group
• Worksheet B: Design Specifications for the Sneaker (PDF)
• Worksheet C: Materials and Costs (PDF), 2 per group