Wristwatch Design for the Visually Impaired
Posted on December 17th, 2019 by Mary Lord
Students in grades 6 to 8 follow the engineering design process while combining mechanical engineering and bioengineering to create a new wristwatch face for a visually impaired student at their school. Teams present their designs to the class and construct prototypes of a watch face that doesn’t rely on sight to tell time.
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Tags: accessibility, assistive devices, bioengineering, Class Activities, Engineering Design Process, Grades 6-8, Human-centered design, Lesson Plans, Mechanical engineering, NGSS aligned activity, teachengineering, visually impaired students, wristwatch
Students in grades 6 to 8 gain an understanding of physical limitations and the biomedical engineering design process by performing a variety of tasks without using their thumbs, eyes, or legs, then working in teams to create or improve and adaptive device.
