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IBDT (SL & HL)

Senior Design

Senior Projects

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IBDT

  • 40% Major Design Project - March
    • HL - A, B, C, D, E & F
      • 56 Page Max.
      • 4,000 Words Max.
    • SL - A, B, C & D
      • 38 Page Max.
      • 3,000 Words Max.

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***It is a Project, not an Essay!!!***

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  • 60% May Exams - May
    • HL
      • Paper 1 - 20%
      • Paper 2 - 20%
      • Paper 3 - 20%
    • SL
      • Paper 1 - 30%
      • Paper 2 - 30%

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Major Design Report

  • Criterion A - Analysis of a Design Opportunity
  • Criterion B - Conceptual Design (Brainstorming)
  • Criterion C - Development of a Detailed Design
  • Criterion D - Testing & Evaluation
  • Criterion E - Detailed Development of a Commercial Product
  • Criterion F - Making Choices for Commercial Production

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IBDT Samples

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SL - Sample 3.pdf

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Progress Grades - IBDT

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  • September
    • SL
      • A1 - 9/5
      • A2 - 9/19
    • HL
      • A1 - 9/5
      • A2 - 9/19
      • A3 - 9/26
  • October
    • SL
      • A3 - 10/10
      • B1 - 10/24
    • HL
      • B1 - 10/10
      • B2 - 10/24
      • B3 - 10/31
  • November
    • SL
      • B2 - 11/7
      • B3 - 11/21
    • HL
      • C1 - 11/7
      • C2 - 11/21
  • December
    • SL
      • C1 - 12/12
    • HL
      • C3 - 12/12
  • January
    • SL
      • C2 - 1/16
      • C3 - 1/30
    • HL
      • D1 - 1/16
      • D2 - 1/23
      • D3 - 1/30
  • February
    • SL
      • D1 - 2/13
      • D2 - 2/27
    • HL
      • E1 - 2/13
      • E2 - 2/20
      • E3 - 2/27
  • March
    • SL
      • D3 - 3/13
    • HL
      • F1 - 3/6
      • F2 - 3/13
      • F3 - 3/27

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  • March 27th
    • SL - Done!!!
    • HL - Done!!!

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IB Report Page Progress (Due April 2nd, 2024)

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& - Not Approved - SF Paperwork

@ - Approved w/ Conditions

# - Approved

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IB Report Page Progress (Due April 2nd, 2024)

  • HL (56 Pages Max)
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& - Not Approved - SF Paperwork

@ - Approved w/ Conditions

# - Approved

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2025 Feb 24th - BVSD Science Fair

  • Animal Science (4)
    • Chloe Whiton
  • Behavioral & Social Sciences (10)
    • Penny Chamberlain & Risa Connally
    • Ben Trendler & Eli Avery
  • Chemistry (2)
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  • Earth & Environmental Sciences (8)
    • Mason Shore
  • Engineering (12)
    • Brandon Dreier
    • Hank Simon & Justin Agrahart
    • Gray Moorhead
    • David Sutton
    • Logan Coe & Zane McCleskey

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  • Environmental Engineering (7)
    • Bauer Whitney
  • Math & Computer Science (13)
    • Nolan Reyes
    • Yitz Cohen
    • Ethan Bonnell
    • Ryan Griffith
    • David Banner
  • Biomedical & Health (15)
    • Cai Jaffe
    • Hunter Sterritt
  • Micro & Macrobiology (3)
    • Zadie Mcgee
  • Physics & Astronomy (7)
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  • Plant Science (5)
    • Jesse Hatland & Remy DaGiau

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IBDT Links

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  • IA Feedback

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Cardboard Boat Teams

Wednesday May 21st, 2025 - 3:00-5:00

@ Boulder Res.

  • Sign Up Here

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May 2022

HL Scores…

    • Scores of 5 (6)
    • Scores of 4 (7)

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  • SL Scores…
    • Scores of 6 (1)
    • Scores of 5 (6)
    • Scores of 4 (4)

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Semesters 1 & 2

  • 1st Semester
    • Curriculum (Mon & Fri)
      • Presentations
    • Work Time (Tues & Thurs)
      • Major Design Project
  • 2nd Semester
    • February
    • April
      • IBDT Exam Preparation
      • CSEF
      • CU Engineering Design Expo
    • May
      • ISEF
      • Cardboard Boat Design

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Oliver Smith

Ideas!

  • Bike helmet that doesn’t plastically deform while providing good protection
  • Non newtonian fluid speed bump (it’s technically edible)
  • Fire Resistant Safe (Protects the items inside too)
  • A level that’s alway right
  • Emergency window that ejects during a fire (combats burnovers)

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Remy DaGiau & Jesse Hatland

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  • Trash & Recycling Sorting / Bin System
    • CNN ai image processing trash sorter
    • Can that sorts trash & recycling
    • Could also sort compost
  • Automated Plant Watering System
    • Pots and water storage system
    • Waters based on time or soil moisture level
    • Pots drain back into water system with filter
    • Filter is easy to replace and runs on AA batteries
    • As part of pitch it can be sold as a modular system with different sizes of water storage and pots
  • Other:
    • Easy Consumer Aquaponics System
    • Plant Disease Detection and Prevention/aid
    • Suction Cup Full Car Bluetooth Audio/Stereo System
    • Prefabricated Infrastructure ie. Bridges

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Zane McCleskey

  • Underwater speaker
  • Font changing program to help with dyslexia
  • Anti fog glasses ski specific
  • (Magnetic suspension with Logan Coe)

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Justin Agrahart

Idea- Analog/non digital walker(as in something that moves without wheels) I'm like halfway through the project so like y'know. But I have a self stabilization method and things like that.

3d printer thing and stuff, adds a blade/ attachment to a 3d printer, to make those weird bumps things of the past. You would only need two motors and a bunch of coding to make this viable. One motor for a circle along the x/y axis. Another motor for the xz plane.

metal dice things(ways to get color in)? paper maker, paper sorter(code based), gary, shirt sorter(for like warehouses or retail), humidity pack for eczema(medical knowledge)

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Cat disintegrator-inator

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Alex Klute

  • Smart Shopping Cart: Scans and weighs items as they are placed inside. The cart can keep track of the total cost, provide a running total, and even suggest recipes based on the items collected. -- sold to stores
  • Interactive Recipe Board: Displays cooking instructions, ingredient lists, and recipes. Users can interact with the screen to select recipes and view cooking tips.
  • Cheap Automated Compost Aerator Alternative: Periodically turns the compost and monitors its condition. The system speeds up decomposition and maintain optimal composting conditions.

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Possible components:

cart: RFID reader, weight sensors -- (livestock scale), microcontroller, and a display screen

board: touchscreen display, microcontroller, wi-fi module, and a database or cloud service.

Aerator: motor for aeration, temperature and moisture sensors, microcontroller, and a compost bin.

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Kylan Lints

  • An automatic pet food dispenser that recognizes which pet is in front of it.
  • A cart that helps push the wheels forward after detecting movement in a certain direction
  • Something that can be installed in a sink to reduce water usage based on an object held under a camera or a set of buttons.
  • I am going to make an explosive device
  • A physical electronic calendar that reminds you of the things you added to it when you walk by it.

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Chloe Whiton

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Timer locked pill box for dementia patients

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Ergonomic spray sunscreen assister

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Auto food dispenser for dogs who only eat when hungry (connected to an app)

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ADHD Chair

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Maddy Romine

-Accessible makeup products- help people with motor issues open/apply makeup

-Hair tools for people with motor disabilities-safer heat tools- maybe something to prevent getting burnt by curling iron

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-Self balancing/ straightening picture frame, maybe magnets or weights

-Crayons or markers re-designed to fully prevent choking- find different materials

-Portable/collapsible holder for canes- keep them from falling over

-Attachable handle onto car doors to help elderly/those w/ mobility issues get into cars

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Lucas Helgen

  • A safer budget/compact box cutter that locks into position.
  • A nearly unpickable lock, possibly by using a special conductive and insulative key to transmit an electrical signal to a motor instead of manualing raising pins.

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Brandon Dreier

  • A flamethrower that ca be built cheaper for farmers on a budget
  • An explosive device that can be easily put in someone's mailbox that explodes when opened
  • A knife that explodes when stabbed into someone with lots of shrapnel
  • A gummy candy that is filled with nitroglycerin
  • An automatic wake up device that breaks your leg to wake you up
  • An amazing phone with nothing wrong with it that will be named the galaxy note 7
  • Pedestrian explosives, if a car hits you you explode so that neither of you can live
  • An automatic papercut machine that shoots small pieces of paper for home defence
  • A catapult attached to your house to quickly send you to work
  • A wallet that explodes with shrapnel when a thief wants to steal it
  • Gang sign translator

What the Σ

  • An alarm clock that makes a coffee for you when you wake up.

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  • Cheap headphones that are actually comfortable, for schools and airplanes to hand out.

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  • Glasses that block out flashing lights for people with epilepsy

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Risa C + Penny C

Ideas:

  • A knee brace that is spring loaded to prevent bone on bone
  • Seamless, almost unnoticeable, joint support for more severe injuries
  • Earbuds that form to the shape of your ear
  • Leotard with back support for dancers and gymnasts
  • Make things GIRLY

KNEE BRACE →

  • Spring loaded supports on side
  • Supports bone on bone
  • Helps with severe arthritis

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Eli Avery

A telescope mount that pairs with a app in your phone that calculates where to aim the telescope to see specific things.

Shoes that can clip into skis for ski instructors to ski on easy terrain conveniently

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David Sutton

Current ideas (most feasible/likely):

  • Wearable voice amplifier: I talk very quietly, and people often have trouble hearing me even without much background noise. So: a wearable microphone and speaker so I don’t have to yell in casual conversation.
  • TEC water cooled gloves: Sweaty hands make using your hands for anything uncomfortable and impractical.
  • TEC water cooled chair: It’s impractical to use air conditioning for a whole room if you’re the only thing that needs to be cooled.

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  • Alarm clock taser bracelet: A bracelet with an alarm clock built in that tases you more and more the longer you take to get up.
  • Camera(s) mounted on car hood: having a camera at the front of the car to improve visibility before turning into traffic.
  • Airfoil changing mechanism: would improve efficiency respective to speed and allow for STOL.
  • TEG that attaches to PC case exhaust: reduces heat output into the room and generates electricity.

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Ruby Loewengart

  • 3d printable bones
  • box optimized to prolong the shelf life of meds in car

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Ben Trendler

Clock that shows clock, date, weather, and calendar.

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RC plane with a long battery life and flight time for SAR, has a FPV camera so the pilot can look around.

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Lightweight Lie-Flat Hammock

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Small Green (class 3b) Laser

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Henry Fischer

  • A lacrosse ball that tracks the speed
  • A lacrosse mesh material that doesn’t bag and is very strong
  • Like armor or antrea mesh, but somehow better…
  • Easy targets for lacrosse goal corners
  • Lightweight, weatherproof backdrop for lacrosse goal that returns the ball

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Parker Hilt

  • A self Sorting Laundry basket/bin
  • A basketball rebounding machine that works but is cheap and small
  • Space saving bench or storage for shoes

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Logan Coe

  • Magnetic bike suspension (with Zane)
  • Better bottle cage/bottle
  • Anti theft wallet/phone case

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Harry Messenbaugh

  • Car engine sprinkler to put out fires or cool engine
  • Skis with soft core that can go over rocks and stuff
    • Soft yet slidable core material
    • Thicker core
    • Probably more rocker
  • Drag chute backpack for jumping cliffs to increase airtime
  • Foldable hang glider
    • Lightweight yet flexible enough to be folded
    • Canvas tarp with buckles on top
  • Avvy backpack with drill on top
    • Drill extends to be 10+ ft
    • Signals rescuers
    • Detects avalanche and then deploys
    • Can be combined with airbag to give victim more time

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Henry Meller

  • A smoke detector or a fire sensor combined with a fire prevention system. Using something like Phos-Chek.
  • Something that can grow into potholes to fill them.
  • An instrument warmer, keeps the horn in tune

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Hank Simon

Ideas:

  • Hand gesture translator

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Automatic soundproofing earmuffs that would activate when they detect sound at a set customized decibel level.

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Anna Grace Schroer

  • Ipad or phone hand stabilizer to help people with tremors/fine motor problems from Parkinson’s or Dementia
    • Magnetized clothing item
  • Aftermarket extension for car sun visor

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Quinn Hamilton

Ideas

  • Recycling bin with two components- when you put in a piece of trash/recycling a scanner detects if its recyclable and puts it in the recycling compartment
  • A new car thingy that pulls down that can extend to cover the sun when it's at odd angles and gets in your eyes
  • Notebook with whiteboard

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Cai Jaffe

  • Shoes that generate energy when walking
  • Heated snow shovel
    • Compact with rechargeable battery.
  • Headgear that detects head injury
    • Detects how hard you are being hit
  • Automated pill dispenser
  • Automated plant watering system
  • At home plastic recycler
    • Grinds plastic into a material that can be used to make other things
    • Can be used to make a variety of household items

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Georgia Sinkey

  • Posture corrector that is practical and not harmful to muscle development
  • Piano with light-up keys to make it easier for people to learn
  • Dog leash alternative that’s more convenient than a harness

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James Meredith

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  • More resistant dog toy for animals that are energetic
  • More ergonomic Climbing gloves?
  • Drone deterrence

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Lily Armstrong

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  • Some kind of indoor air quality sensor + air purifier?
    • Could detect mold, higher levels of CO2 from turning on a stove, allergens, etc. and automatically turn on and purify the air
  • Moss-insulated greenhouse
    • More sustainable way to keep it warm during colder months
  • Cooling phone case to prevent overheating – use solar power? Or just materials that naturally stay cool

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Cate Keenan

ideas

  • Alternative sustainable/ non-toxic turf field
  • Eco friendly alternative to plastic packaging, straws or bags
  • Edible granola bar wrapper

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Carter Nelson

  • Tailgate Master Charcoal Grill.

42” length 22” wide, attaches to Trailer Hitch

Options: Offset smoker,

  • Hot charcoal disposal/cooling device for quick disposal

(Ceramic *mitigate heat*, Rubber *security of ceramic*, Metal *Outer*)

Closeable bottom holes

to dispose of water