School Journal May 2017
Designed for Good by Philip Cleaver
This article is about a group of classmates who decided to design and
build a trap to catch possums that were damaging the plants.
build a trap to catch possums that were damaging the plants.
The idea came into their mind when Craig Bond, one of the designers
got a flat tyre while driving around. He was helped by a stranger who helped
him by using a small canister of compressed gas to inflate the tyre.
got a flat tyre while driving around. He was helped by a stranger who helped
him by using a small canister of compressed gas to inflate the tyre.
After studying all the different types of traps, they decided to build a trap that was
affordable, easy to carry and would be reliable and last long.
affordable, easy to carry and would be reliable and last long.
In 2010 they finally made a trap that they were happy with. It was gas powered
and it had a digital counter as well.
and it had a digital counter as well.
By Bianca, Ezekiel, Kalolaine, Kestrel, Kupid, Lesieli, Mahoney and Stanisloe
