MP3 Player

Source:
MakerBot





Overview
Use 3D printing in the Engineering Design process to create a unique mp3 player. This project supports STEM by using software and hardware to fabricate seals in a DIY manufacturing project.



Resources

• Web browser
  
• Modeling tool of choice
  
• MakerWare

MP3 player are a way of storing music in a compact and portable format.

Brief: This past summer released the mixed-tape. This project allows you to record a song on an mp3 player and share it with a friend. While went with the retro feel of a casette tape, you must design a new unique portable music/video player.

Materials:
MP3 Player kit from Makerbot.

Lesson Sequence:

1. Research existing players to find out what features are common.
   
   

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2. Research target users
   
   

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3. Sketch some initial design ideas. Think about shape, size and function of your design.
   What controls are needed?
   How/where do the headphones connect?
   How is music transfered to the MP3 Player
   
   

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4. Design your model
   
   

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5. Test your model, refine as necessary
   
   

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6. Document
   What to include?
   
   • Group details: Names of team members
   • sketches
   • CAD files
   • prototypes
   • goals
   • diagrams
   • analysis
   • product specs
   • testing
   This is all stuff that you should have a record of in your design notebook.

Standards

1. Mathematics
   Standard 1: Uses a variety of strategies in the problem-solving process4. Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of measurement Science
   
   Standard 11: Understands the nature of scientific knowledge
   
   Standard 12: Understands the nature of scientific inquiry13. Understands the scientific enterprise
   
   

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2. Technology
   Standard 4: Understands the nature of technological design8. Knows that invention is the process of creating a new system or object out of an idea while innovation is the process of modifying an existing system or object to improve it
   
   

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3. Life Skills
   Standard 1: Contributes to the overall effort of a group3. Works well with diverse individuals and in diverse situations4. Displays effective interpersonal communication skills5. Demonstrates leadership skills