Use the tutorial video provided to cut a design on the laser that meets these requirements:

1. Is 4"x4" square

2. Made of cardboard

3. Includes these features:

   • 4 Cut Shapes

   • 4 Cut text examples

To Earn Credit For This Module: Submit a photo of the laser cut cardboard design you created.

Use the tutorial video to the left to learn how to take a 2D Topographical map of a mountain and turn it into a 3D laser cut model of the mountain.

• You may choose any mountain that you would like.

• The maximum width of the model should be 5"

• The contour should be 500 feet

• Use this website to access the topographic map data: https://contours.axismaps.com/

To Earn Credit For This Module: Submit a photo your glued together cardboard mountain model.

For this module, your goal is to design an accurately sized and shaped smartphone amplifier.  Do a Google Image Search for "Laser cut Phone Amplifier" to see many examples.

Design Requirements:

• The amplifier must be made out of cardboard.

• It must hold your phone in a way that still allows the screen to be viewed and buttons to be pushed.

• It must be constructed of multiple parts that are assembled and glued together.

• It must utilized decorative cut shapes and/or patterns to increase it's visual appearance.

To Earn Credit For This Module: Submit a photo showing your final, SPRAY PAINTED phone amplifier with your phone in it.

For this module, your goal is to design an accurately sized and shaped protective circuit board case for the microcontroller or computer that you will be using to code with while in this class.  You will need to make precise measurements for the board you choose:

Microntrollers/Computers To Choose From:

• Circuit Express

• Arduino Uno

• Micro.bit

• Rpi

• Rpi Zero W

Design Requirements:

1. The circuit board must bolt into the case’s base through the board’s connection points using standoffs.

2. The case must protect the bottom of the board from accidental damage and short circuiting (prevent accidental conductive connection of soldered pins)

3. The case must NOT BLOCK pins, connection ports, buttons, LEDS, or other important board features.

4. The case base must maximize airflow along the underside of the board to prevent overheating.

5. The case base must have 4 built in mounting points so that it can be mounted to a surface using screws or bolts.

6. You must make this case base customized by incorporating these two easy to read, cut out text items on the design:

• Your initials

• The month and year (ex: 12/2027)

To Earn Credit For This Module: Submit a photo showing your final case with the circuit board attached using standoffs. 

Your goal for this module is to create a spray painted, 2-layered 3D cardboard jigsaw puzzle.  There are four steps to this module:

Step 1: Top Detail Layer:  Create an image layer that matches the size of the bottom Jigsaw Layer (300mm x 200mm).  This layer will be cut out and glued onto the bottom Jigsaw layer.  The Top Layer should be a combination of cut out text and graphics.  Cut this out on the laser.

Step 2:  Prepare The Bottom Jigsaw Layer:  The bottom layer is the Jigsaw Puzzle, which is available to download here.  This layer is 300mm x 200mm in size.  With the cardboard sheet that is going to be used to make the bottom Jigsaw Layer, glue the Top Detail Layer parts onto it.

Step 3.  Put this 2 layer cardboard puzzle slab into the laser and run the laser so it cuts the Jigsaw Puzzle pieces into this 2 layer slab.  You now have create a unique, 3D puzzle.

Step 4: Put the puzzle together on top of a sheet of scrap cardboard, then work with your teacher to spray paint it with a few different colors.

To Earn Credit For This Module: Submit a photo of the painted jigsaw puzzle.