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Product Design – A Candy Bar  

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Unit Title (?)Choose a title that draws attention to and describes your hands-on, applied academic project.

Product Design – A Candy Bar

Related Disciplines (?)List the type of courses that might use this unit (i.e. Algebra 1, General Science, Shop, Drafting, & Pre-Engineering.)

Design, manufacturing, engineering, product development

Project Author's Name (?)The name of the lesson author

Steve Dicus

Brief Project Description (?)help other teachers decide if this project is something they can do, please briefly indicate the equipment and materials they'd need to do this project. For example, you might need a mill, lathe, protractors and 4x2x0.25 pieces of aluminum for each student. Note that you can attach detailed material and equipment lists below.

Project description – Students will use the “Produce Design Model” to develop a delicious candy bar. Students will be given the design specifications for the candy bar, which will be used as criteria to evaluate the finished product.

Project Goal - to engage each student in all aspects of the product design cycle. Additionally, students will become more aware of career opportunities associated with each aspect of a products design, manufacturing, quality control, testing, marketing and distribution.

Materials & Equipment Required (?)help other teachers decide if this project is something they can do, please briefly indicate the equipment and materials they'd need to do this project. For example, you might need a mill, lathe, protractors and 4x2x0.25 pieces of aluminum for each student. Note that you can attach detailed material and equipment lists below.

Tools & Equipment needed:
• 3D modeling software (Solidworks)
• 3D printer (Dimension) or model making (prototyping) capacity
• Vacuum forming machine
• Shear – to cut HDPE
• Graphic software for making the label (Microsoft Word)
• Hot glue gun or spray adhesive for wrappers
• Stove top – camp stove

Materials needed:
• 30 mil HPDE (high density polyethylene)– TAP Plastic
• 2 part Silicone – Smooth Sil 940
• Chocolate – Wilton Melting Chocolate
• Thin aluminum foil – Michael’s Craft Store
• Contact cement or rubber cement – Michael’s Craft Store, Home Improvement Store

Textbooks (?)List any textbook references for this lesson.

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Time for Lesson (?)What is the realistic amount of time students require to do this project? Again, this helps others in deciding how to fit this project into class hours.

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