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Select a Product
Choose a safe classroom object you can closely observe without opening or disassembling it. Examples include a stapler, reusable bottle, pencil sharpener, tape dispenser, computer mouse, binder clip, or headphones.
1. Product Overview
| Product | |
|---|---|
| Main purpose | |
| Intended user | |
| Important requirements |
2. Component Analysis
Identify at least five visible or inferred components.
| Component | Function | Likely material | How it may have been made |
|---|---|---|---|
3. Functional Diagram
Create a diagram showing how an input from the user becomes an output from the product. Use arrows and labels.
4. Exploded-View-Style Sketch
Draw the components separated in the order they would likely assemble. You are making an informed estimate; do not disassemble the product.
5. Design Decisions
- Which feature appears most important to the product's function?
- Where might the product fail after repeated use?
- What manufacturing choice likely reduced cost?
- What tradeoff did the designer probably make?
6. Improvement Proposal
Sketch and explain one realistic improvement. State the benefit and one possible drawback.
Submission Checklist
- All analysis questions are answered.
- Required calculations, tables, sketches, or diagrams are complete.
- The final recommendation uses evidence from the lesson.
- Your name, class period, and date are included.
Closing Reflection
What was the most important engineering or manufacturing decision you made in this lesson? Explain why it mattered.