RES.2-005 | Spring 2015 | High School

Girls Who Build: Make Your Own Wearables Workshop

Course Description

The Girls Who Build: Make Your Own Wearables workshop for high school girls is an introduction to computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering through wearable technology. The workshop, developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, consists of two major hands-on projects in manufacturing and wearable electronics. …
The Girls Who Build: Make Your Own Wearables workshop for high school girls is an introduction to computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering through wearable technology. The workshop, developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, consists of two major hands-on projects in manufacturing and wearable electronics. These include 3D printing jewelry and laser cutting a purse, as well as programming LEDs to light up when walking. Participants learn the design process, 3D computer modeling, and machine shop tools, in addition to writing code and building a circuit.
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A girl holds up a boot that she is adding lights to.
Girls programmed their own light-up shoes as part of the Girls Who Build workshop. (Photograph courtesy of Jon Barron, MIT Lincoln Laboratory.)