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Fashion for Function: Smart Wearables

iBlocks Project Based Learning Objective:

Wearable technology has changed quite drastically since the first items hit stores. Some of the most drastic changes and innovations in “smart” wearables have been focused on making them aesthetically pleasing while also serving a purpose, whether that’s fashion, health, or entertainment. In this Fashion for Function: Smart Wearables PBL (Project-Based Learning) iBlock, students will design a unique piece of wearable technology that fulfills a function. Who knows — maybe one day it will climb to the top of gift idea lists!
  • Grade Band: 6-8
  • Primary Focus: Design, Fabrication, Engineering
  • Secondary Focus: ELA, Marketing
  • Additional Foci: Advanced Literacy, Transferable Skills, Social-Emotional Learning
  • Suggested Product Category: 3D Modeling (incl. 3D printers, laser & craft cutters), AR/VR, Electronics/Circuitry Kits, Physical Computing
  • Teq Product Alignment: 3Doodler, Cricut, Maker & Coder, Makerbot, Makey Makey, Strawbees, Ultimaker, xTool
  • Academic Alignment: Engineering, Art & Design, Coding, Science, STEM
  • CTE Alignment: Advanced Manufacturing, Arts, Entertainment, and Design, Healthcare & Human Services
An iBlock matches skills to standards (like Common Core or NGSS).
Here is a sample content standard for this Fashion for Function: Smart Wearables PBL (Project-Based Learning) iBlock:
Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. (NGSS: MS-ETS1-2)