School: Center High School
Class: Introduction to Engineering Design
Instructor: Miranda Young
Client: Variety of Coaches/Sponsors
Problem: How can we design and produce custom 3D printed accessories that meet the needs of real school activity clients?
Summary
In this client-connected project, students partnered with coaches and sponsors from the Center School District to design personalized charms, keychains, or bag tags representing various school sports and activities. After selecting their client from a prepared list, students conducted meetings to understand the client’s needs, then created custom 3D designs using modeling software. They developed functional prototypes, refined their designs based on feedback, and produced final 3D printed products. The project concluded with students preparing to fulfill real orders for their clients, combining creative design with hands-on production and professional communication skills.
Takeaways
Students developed a model to represent important characteristics of an object for an intended purpose.
They built a physical representation of an object based on graphical representations of the object and generated an annotated multiview drawing using CAD software.
Advice
Start Small
Standards/Learning Targets
- 9-12.ETS1.A.1Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.
- 9-12.ETS1.A.2 Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
- 9-12.ETS1.B.1Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
- 9-12.ETS1.B.2 Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.