6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
Intermediate
2 hours
Design & technology Engineering Entrepreneurship Science STEAM Technology Woodworking
ISTE 1.4: Innovative Designer
Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.
ISTE 1.5: Computational Thinker
Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
– Asking Questions and Defining Problems – Developing and Using Models – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations – Analyzing and Interpreting Data – Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking – Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions – Engaging in Argument from Evidence – Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Living Hinge Three Dimensional
Scoring and cutting allows something rigid to bend, but how do you know how much to cut away to have it function the way you want it to? In this activity, students will explore the process that makes a flat material bend and become three dimensional! Using living hinge designs, students will evaluate the construction of a living hinge for its tolerances and possibilities.
Thematic Questions
Standards:
For each item you will need:
Get Ready:
Production Time:
Print:
Assemble – 1 minute each
Section 1 – Plan:
Section 2 – Use:
Explore more about the mathematical concepts behind a living hinge as well as the limitations of its structure in the articles "Laser-cut Lattice Living Hinges" and "Creating Living Hinges".
Reflection Questions:
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