1. Beginning Steps of the Can Challenge PowerPoint made by: Cameron Niemann

2. Step 1 We began with 5 pieces of Styrofoam. The pieces with the red arrows next to it were large, but thin, the piece with the green arrow next to it was large but it was very thick and the pieces with the blue arrow next to it was small and thin. The pieces with the red and the blue arrows next to it have the same thickness.

3. Step 2 Next, we took one of the large but thin pieces of Styrofoam and I could not find an exacto knife (I was at my house) so I used a kitchen knife instead. I used a ruler to measure out 10 cm by 20 cm and marked the line with a sharpie. I took the kitchen knife and cut along the line. This step was repeated 3 times for the 3 sides. (Later you will learn why I did not make four)

4. Step 3 After that, I did the same thing but instead of using the large, thin piece I used the small, thin piece because I only needed to make a 10 cm by 10 cm piece. I used the ruler, kitchen knife and ruler to cut out the piece just like for the other. This was repeated two times for both the bottom piece and the top piece.

5. Step 4 This was probably the most difficult step. I had to make one for 10 cm by 20 cm piece but all I had left was the large, thick piece. I measured out the dimensions with a ruler and marked it with a sharpie. I used the kitchen knife to cut the piece out but it was much more difficult because the piece was a lot thicker than the others.

6. Step 5 Now I took my thicker piece, has you can see from the picture below (In the picture it is a sideways view, showing the thickness. The piece on the left is the thick piece and it is being compared to the thin piece on the right.) and used an exacto knife to shaved it down to make it thinner. This step was difficult and very messy but it worked.

7. Step 6 Finally, all of the pieces were made. From the picture below you see the four pieces measuring 10 cm by 20 cm that will be used for the sides of the insulator. The other smaller pieces below the larger ones are the measuring 10 cm by 10 cm and are for the top and bottom of the insulator.

8. Step 7 The process of gluing the pieces and actually making the insulator have now begun. From the picture below you see a “L” shape. The red shows where the glue is and the pink object on the side shows the glue gun that was used in order to make this insulator. I started of by adding glue to the top side of the bottom piece and then stuck one of the larger pieces on top of that. I added some glue to the outside to make sure that it would stay together.

9. Step 8 I continued to glue pieces to the bottom and from this picture you can see that now we have two sides. The red also shows where the glue was used.

10. Step 9 Now it was time to add the last two pieces. It is hard to tell from the picture but it is supposed to show that the piece on the front and back are added. The red also shows the glue used to construct the insulator. I used a lot of glue because I wanted to make sure that the insulator would stay together.

11. The End ***The other steps will be shown using a video***