Students may:  

1. Deconstruct and analyze an everyday product/object/mechanism such as a blender, game controller, stapler, etc. Create a 3d digital model and technical drawings of the object. Create a physical model - hand constructed or digitally fabricated (3d printed, CNC, lasercut/engraved). Research and history of the product must be included as well as other examples/precedent studies. Define the user or target group. ​

2. Create or improve upon a product design. Create a 3d digital model and technical drawings of the object. Create a physical model - hand constructed or digitally fabricated (3d printed, CNC, lasercut/engraved). Research and history of the product must be included as well as other examples/precedent studies. Define the user or target group. 

3. Create or improve upon a package design. Create a 3d digital model and technical drawings of the object. Create a physical model - hand constructed or digitally fabricated (3d printed, CNC, lasercut/engraved). Research and history of the product must be included as well as other examples/precedent studies. Define the user or target group. 

Students divided into 5 Teams in order to figure out how to recreate a dash robot:  CAD, Mechanical, Electrical, Assembly/Fabrication & Documentation/Presentation. Original robot image below:

Progress so far: Students lasercut the body, created 3d printed gears for the engine, and connected the arduino unit to motors and gears. 

Students had 1 class period and 1 sheet of chipboard to design the most outrageous wearable hat. Themes could focus on the 50 year anniversary or could be open-ended.