Sweet Problem Based Learning Reverse engineering Custom Cupcakes

What is Reverse Engineering to disassemble and examine or analyze in detail (as a product or device) to discover the concepts involved in manufacture usually in order to produce something similar.

Why Reverse Engineer Products To understand it better To see inside to satisfy your curiosity: How does it work? To examine the structure, function, operation To duplicate or improve it: Reduce the cost, improve the materials, reduce environmental impact, etc. Increase its efficiency and reliability, add features and usefulness, etc.

Why Use The APB

Activities: Activity 1 - Measurement:  Ruler Reading  Caliper Reading Activity 2 - Sectioning  Half, Full, Offset Section Activity 3 - Visual Analysis Activity 4 - Functional Analysis Project: -Sweet RE Custom Cupcake Creation -Reverse Engineer C.C.C. -Create it - buffet style -Measure it - caliper / ruler -Document it in engineering notebook Problem: -Innovate C.C.C. -Create CAD Models -3D Print New C.C.C.

Why Cupcakes?

Select and build a custom Cupcake creation

Photograph your CCC (AKA prototype)

Sketch your Cupcake

Orthographic Projection

Measure Your Cupcake

Dial Calipers Rulers

Cut the Cupcake What’s Inside?

Section Views

Create a CAD Model

3D Print Your CCC

teaching should be: C C C -Creative -Current -Cooperative