3D Printing lessons & ideas
English Language Arts
3d Story Starters Students make their stories come alive with printed 3D characters.
Create storyboards using 3D printed characters and objects from the book. Students can create a stop motion video or storytelling video. More... http://goo.gl/5T0uIz |
3D story-tellingRead: "Leo the Maker Prince" by Carla Diana. Use 3D printer to create your hero, Leo and sheep and retell this story. http://www.leothemakerprince.com/
3D Print: All the objects created by the characters in the book are available for download and then 3D printed from Thingiverse. Students retell the story or create a continuation of the story. More... http://goo.gl/5T0uIz |
Science
DNA playkit3D print the DNA kit.
Research DNA and use the kit to make a DNA strand. Create a video explaining DNA with the model. from: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:17343 |
Frog DissectionScience-Frog Dissection Kit: The kit includes a lesson plan, a 3D printed frog body, and six 3D printed organs that fit together like puzzle pieces.
Download the kit from Thingiverse More... http://goo.gl/fx8f9u |
Wind energy stored in gravityHarness the power of wind. Energy transfer, and movable assemblies.
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:952564 |
Go go airboatDIY physics concepts and electronics learning kit to test bouancy
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:906745 |
Looking Closely at leavesStudents write detailed report on leaves using 3D printing.
Grade: Kindergarten from: http://mspanasays.com/3d-printing-in-early-childhood/_ |
Sodium 7 potassium pump3D print your own pump: learn how a living cell moves sodium and potassium ions across a cell membrane to establish a voltage difference across the membrane
Lesson, model & video:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1581582 |
Insects and their homeLesson Plan for Insects and Environment.
Students draw insect with all their parts, and their drawing is converted to stl for 3D printing. goo.gl/bFtavp |
Body science-anatomy3D print a human skull as you learn about human anatomy in class.
from: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:622390 |
Bridge building3D Bridge: Grade: 7-12
Use sketchup to build bridge that can hold 17 lbs of water: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:242956 3D Bridge: Middle School
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:124386 Grade: 7-12
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engineering
3D printing with Circuits
3d printing with circuits courseUse tinkercad to create 3D objects for creating circuits. Learn how to add a light to your 3D Print.
www.instructables.com/class/3D-Printing-With-Circuits-Class/ |
glow circuits assemblyUsing a 3v coin battery(CR 2032 and 10mm led, light up your 3D printed work.
www.instructables.com/id/Glow-Circuit-Assembly/ |
3d robotsWorking programmable 3D printable robots that are programmable, move and actually do things. Their “brains” are powered by an Arduino, Raspberry Pi or other microcomputers. Start right here.
Printable 3D printable robots (without a function) printed in several parts or one go. Jump here to see them. |
3D Cookie cutters & Cookie stampsEntrepreneurship in Elementary School: Start your own business/fundraiser in school. Create custom cookie cutters or cookie stamps from personal or historic shapes. Examples might be the State of Illinois, animals, shapes, name of school etc.
Lesson idea: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/entrepreneurship-at-a-primary-school-gifted-education Tutorial & design your own: https://projectignite.autodesk.com/app/project/230/Halloween-Cookie-Cutter/overview/ Design Cookie Cutter Program: http://www.cookiecaster.com/casts Food Grade PLA: MakerGeeks.com for food grade filaments PLA, PETT, and CrystalFlex. |
Embossing stamp |
3D bookmarksCreate bookmarks or paperclips.
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3D_hinges,screws, straps,
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3d paper clip or note holderCreate paper clips or challenge card/note holder. Choose from Eaglez, Sharkz, Woodpeckerz, Crockz, Catz.
Thingverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:910216 3D sharkz printer file (.stl) :
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Math
math & gearsSimple ratio exercises with gears
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:185912 MATH fractions - Easy as pieA pie cut into a variety of fractions to help students learn more.
www.thingiverse.com/thing:1673809 |
math spinnerLearn addition, subtraction, multiplication & division with Math Spinner.
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:185125 |
math gyroMake your own mathematical gryo/gimbals by using Tinkercad Community Shapes
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:431348 |
Social Studies
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3D Historical buildingsStudents create models of historical buildings on a map of Vermont.
“It’s authentic historical research. It’s more of what a historian would do rather than a history student,” says Hartford High School teacher Mike Hathorn. from: http://digital.vpr.net/post/students-recreate-historic-buildings-3d-printers#stream/0 Grade: 7-12
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Busa map puzzlePrint each state with raised abbreviation.
Put the USA together. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1608125 |
sundial with digitsThe sundial displays time (with actual digits !!) from 10:00 until 16:00, updating every 20 minutes.
The shape of the sundial has been mathematically designed to only let the right sun-rays through at the right time/angle. This allows the digits to show actual time inside the sundial's shadow. sundial |
terrain tiles-printing topographical mapsCreate the terrain to learn about coordinates, latitude, longitude, biomes and more. Create STL models of the earth or moon
Grade: 9-12
Software: http://jthatch.com/Terrain2STL/
http://jthatch.com/Moon2STL/
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Scan 3D object to 3d model for printing
Students learn to design and build a 3D model from an existing object like a stuffed bear. Scanning and creating mesh object helps students understand the 3D print process.
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Tinkercad for 3D Printing
Tinkercad is an amazingly powerful easy-to-use tool for creating digital designs that are ready to be 3D printed into super-cool physical objects. You will be guided through the 3D design process via easy hands-on "Lessons", that teach you the basics of Tinkercad before moving on to more complex modeling techniques.
Autodesk Project Ignite: Try it here first: Learn TinkerCad: https://projectignite.autodesk.com/app/project/12/Let-s-Learn-Tinkercad-/overview/
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Tinkercad QuestsTake a Lesson: Design and create 3D objects for 3D Printer: Learn the moves, Camera Controls, Creating Holes, Scale, Copy & Paste: https://www.tinkercad.com/quests/
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Design software: free
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