Chips and Charms
Fabiola Wyre and her product team at Chips & Charms are looking for a partner to help prototype a promotional item to give away at the Consumer Electronics Show that showcases the company’s ME capabilities. Using design software, students develop a circuit prototype, code a custom microchip, and create printed circuit board schematics for the promotional item. After assessing the business risk of outsourcing vs. insourcing materials, students build a prototype with an option to practice soldering microelectronic components to the printed circuit board. Students present their prototype circuit board design to Fabiola and her team.
Core Content: Engineering Technology
Grade Levels: Middle/High School
ME Connection: Circuit design with physical constraints, circuit design software for prototyping and fabrication, circuit assembly using breadboards and soldering. Physical computing basics using programmable microcontrollers.
Engineering Design Project: Design and build a working prototype for an inexpensive wearable tech that incorporates microelectronics and can be given away as a promotional item.