Design Project · 4 weeks ·
Modular desk lamp
A four-week build that combines three processes in one product. Students mill a hardwood base, vacuum form a shade over a mould they make themselves, and print the joint that connects the two.
Design Projects
Bounded projects students complete in a tech course. Each one lists the skills needed, how it is assessed, what gets handed in, the materials, and the steps.
Design Project · 1 lesson ·
Laser-cut phone stand
A one-lesson project. Model a two-piece slot-together stand in Fusion and cut it from 3 mm plywood so the slots hold without glue.
Design Project · 4 weeks ·
Acoustic panels
Design and build a wall panel that absorbs sound and looks like it belongs in the room. Test the material choice, not just the look, and write a spec sheet for the result.
Design Project · 3 weeks ·
Artifact display, curated
Mount one object on the wall the way a museum would. A 3D-printed mount designed around the object, a cut-vinyl label beside it, and a composition that makes people stop and read.
Design Project · 3 weeks ·
3D-printed bike accessory
Design a part that fits a real bike and does a real job, model it in Fusion from your own measurements, print it, and prove it survives use. Mounts, clips, guards, holders, tools.
Design Project · 4 weeks ·
Tabletop carnival games
Design and build a small carnival game that fits on a table, runs for an afternoon at a school event, and is fair, fun and hard to break. Wood, laser-cut graphics, and optional lights, sound and scoring.
Design Project · 6 weeks ·
Build a mini-putt hole
In a group of three or four, design and build one themed, ready-to-play mini-putt hole from lumber and plywood. Four individual checkpoints track your work from the first pencil sketch to a reflection after play testing.
Design Project · 5 weeks ·
Outdoor seating from 2×4s
Design and build outdoor benches, seats and small structures from construction lumber for an outdoor learning space. Ergonomics, exterior fasteners and finishes, and a build that survives a Canadian winter.
Design Project · 3 weeks ·
Parametric laser-cut panels
Each student designs one panel under 12" × 12" from a parametric pattern in Fusion. Together the panels become an installation. Change a number, get a new panel.
Design Project · 2 weeks ·
Reverse engineering a product
Take a product apart down to its base components, knoll every part on a sheet, photograph it, and document what each part is, what it is made of, how it was made, and what it does.
Design Project · 4 weeks ·
Trophies and awards
Design an award for a real event at the school and make a run of them, combining laser-cut structure, a 3D-printed figure or feature, and a UV-printed plate. A product, not a one-off.
Design Project · 3 lessons ·
Vinyl-cut sign for a quote wall
Design and cut a single-colour vinyl sign of a quote you believe in, no bigger than 20" × 18", on the Roland GS-24. The typography has to do something a printout could not.
Design Project · 5 weeks ·
Wayfinding model of the school
Build a scale model of the campus that helps a new student find their way. Each group makes one building from plans; the class assembles the site. Labels, colour and a legend make it a map, not just a model.