Making Your Own Measuring Tools

A machine shop, where any idea can become a reality, can cost millions and million of dollars. Still, the most important tool in the shop is the humble caliper...which costs as little as three bucks.
Moving ideas between computers and the real world (and back and forth) takes understanding the relationships between physical objects...measurements! Design and measurements go hand and hand.
So let's make the tools to help us make more tools!
This project aligns with the following standards:
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
- ETS1: Engineering Design
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
- RI: Reading Informational Text
- MD: Measurement and Data & Technical Subjects