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Again From Scratch
A material exploration toolkit that empowers learners to craft, experiment with, and eventually understand diverse materials and basic forms.
Duration: 7 Week, 2024 Spring
Category: Educational Tool Design, Solo Project
Product Design
Edtech
Curriculum Development
Learning Experience Design
Overview
The Problem
A lack of understanding of material properties and potential limits material choices, restricting creativity in making.
Learning Goal
Help learners understand diverse material properties and their applications to foster creativity and enhance design and engineering skills.
AFS Target Audience, High school students
High School Students
AFS Target Audience, Schools
Schools
  • For classes about making, design, engineering, and science
  • Instructor guided
  • Project-based and design-based
  • Problem-solving & creativity
AFS Target Audience, Makerspace
Makerspace
  • For workshops related to recycling, design, engineering and geometry
  • Instructor guided
  • Project-based and design-based
  • Problem-solving & creativity
Demo Video
Research Paper
Read the Paper
Design Details
AFS Design Details, Design
AFS Design, Step 1 Challenge
AFS Design, Challenges and Learning Goals
AFS Design, Step 2 Material Analysis
AFS Design, Step 3 Materials Chosen
AFS Design, Step 3 Materials Chosen for Challenge 3
AFS Design, Step 4 Physical Construction
AFS Design, Step 4 Virtual Design Mock
AFS Design, Step 5 Making
AFS Design, Step 6 Reflection
AFS Design, More Challenges
Target Audience & Using Environment
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