Lock It Up!
A safe company is soliciting design input of a secure space for storing sensitive information which is relevant to students and their peers. Students are asked to consider designs which can monitor and send alerts when compromised.
Core Content: Physics, Integrated Physics and Chemistry, Science
Grade Levels: High School
ME Connection: Basic Electronics: Ohm’s Law and electrical circuits; package microcontroller on micro:bit is the brain processing signals from inputs and outputs; sensors connected to micro:bit uses microelectronics to detect and process input and outputs signals
Engineering Design Project: Design a deterrent device that can be added as a modification to a carrying case.