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===Include a Design Phase===

===Include a Design Phase===

Of course, the Maker Hub staff expects to help students figure out how to design and build their projects. It’s part of our job. We find, though, that students typically need a bit more guidance than simply being “set loose” into the Maker Hub to complete a project. Yes, students “struggling” often leads to learning, but this is one area where we request a good balance of collaboration between the Maker Hub staff and the faculty members to guide the students toward a successful project.

We find that students typically need a bit more guidance than simply being “set loose” into the Maker Hub to complete a project. Yes, students “struggling” often leads to learning, but this is one area where we request a good balance of collaboration between the Maker Hub staff and the faculty members to guide the students toward a successful project.

With all that said, we would recommend including some sort of design phase or prototyping phase to your project if you can. This might involve building something out of paper or cardboard first. Our Low Fidelity Prototyping Station in the Hub requires no training to use, and it’s full of popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, glue, tape, googly eyes, and many other materials for drafting up prototypes. It’s great for drafting up an enclosure out of cardboard to see if all your components will fit inside. The design phase for larger projects will probably include CAD.

With all that said, we would recommend including some sort of design phase in the project if it makes sense. This might involve building something out of paper or cardboard first. Our Low Fidelity Prototyping Station in the Hub requires no training to use, and it’s full of cardboard, popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, glue, tape, googly eyes, and many other materials for drafting up prototypes. The design phase for larger projects will probably include CAD.

===Acquire Materials===

===Acquire Materials===