Summary
A Design Squad how-to on a core design skill: a guide to the fasteners that hold your builds together. You'll learn how to pick the right fastener to join parts.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Try it and talk about it:
- Why is this skill useful to an engineer or designer — think about how to pick the right fastener to join parts.
- When could you use this skill on a project of your own?
- How does sharing your design with someone help you make it better?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: sketch, design, communicate, revise.
Try it:
- Use this skill on a quick idea of your own.
- Show it to someone and ask what they would change.