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Take a look at what we've made!
Be sure to ask your student to show you their portfolio after each of our projects!
Take a look at what we've made!
Be sure to ask your student to show you their portfolio after each of our projects!
Foot Orthosis Challenge
Foot Orthosis Challenge
Design a foot orthotic for Cerebral Palsy patients suffering from spastic hemiplegia using various materials to create a prototype. This challenge introduced us to the design process and culminated in a video presentation that will be placed in our digital portfolios.
Skimmers
Skimmers
Design a paper skimmer to travel as far as possible using our launching platforms. Take 3 trials and calculate the average. Not only do we learn technical drawing but how the quality of our craftsmanship affects our prototypes.
Custom Ruler
Custom Ruler
Design a custom ruler that makes sense to you. We use Adobe Illustrator, Rayjet Laser Engraver, and hardwood blanks to celebrate our success.
Logos
Logos
Design a personal logo to brand yourself to the world! We use paper and pencil, Canva, and Adobe Illustrator to create multiple versions of our logo.
Nightlights
Nightlights
We design a logo using Adobe Illustrator and then laser engrave it on acrylic. When added to an LED base, this is what we get!
String Art Panel
String Art Panel
Using MDF, hammer, nails, string, and dye, we construct a panel of string art.
3x3x3 Puzzle
3x3x3 Puzzle
While learning to make dimensional drawings, we design and build a 3x3x3 puzzle out of wooden cubes.
Name Tags
Name Tags
We 3D print name tags using SketchUp and our 3D printers.
Canjo
Canjo
Using various hand tools and a drill press, we construct a single-string musical instrument similar to a banjo.
Dragster
Dragster
Using various hand tools and a bandsaw, we construct a compressed air powered dragster. We then race our dragsters in a double-elimination tournament and reward the top three car/drivers with 3D printed medals!
Therapeutic Toys
Therapeutic Toys
Design a toy for patients with varying therapeutic programs using various materials to create a prototype. This challenge allowed us to use to the design process once again and culminated in another video presentation that will be placed in our digital portfolios.
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