3D Printing
Goal: To learn about 3D printing today and its potential in the future.
Activator:
General 3d Printing Intro Big Idea (2 minutes)
Mini Lesson:
What is 3D Printing and How does it Work?
How 3D Printers Work
Tinkercad Basics and Signing in.
Student Engagement: Experiment today.
- Join www.TinkerCAD.com using your school gmail account
- Then, go into your profile and select, "Enter Invitation Code"
- Enter code: ZZ3BTDZJ (it should say "The code is valid!")
- Experiment and Play today
Wrap-up: Save and logout (Click on the person icon near top right corner.)
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Create a KeyChain
Objective:
To learn how to reshape and assemble shapes in TinkerCad.
To try to make a keychain in TinkerCAD
Activator: What do you think is the best way to learn how to get better at a sport, a game, writing, coding or design?
Mini Lesson:
I will show you once (before you go into TinkerCAD.)
I will show you again after you get into TinkerCAD.
Let's try to design a keychain fob.
Student Engagement:
- First "Edit Grid" and change to inches. Your Keychain should be no larger than 2" x 1" x 1/8"
- You can follow along with me or continue at your own speed.
- Experiment. Fail often to succeed!
Wrap-up: If you finish, start a new project for fun.
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Earbud Buddies
https://www.instructables.com/id/Earbud-Buddies/
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Sculpt a Sprite
Objective: To create a figure of a Scratch sprite, out of model magic clay, that you will later design in TinkerCad.
Activator: What are some challenges with designing in TinkerCad?
Mini Lesson: Introduce Lesson
Student Engagement:
- Create a mini figure of the Scratch Cat or another Scratch Sprite out of model magic.
- You will have one class period to work with the clay.
- You will get one package of clay.
- NOTE: Keep clay away from the computers.
Wrap-up: Put your completed figure on the shelf to dry.
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Tinker a Sprite
Objective:
To learn how to reshape and assemble shapes in TinkerCad.
To try to create a TinkerCad design of a figure made out of model magic clay.
Activator: What do you think is the best way to learn how to get better at a sport, a game, writing, coding or design?
Mini Lesson:
Grid: Edit, snap and resize.
Mouse keys (scroll button to zoom, hold in right button to look at other sides of shape)
Holding Shift key works a lot like Scratch
Box (change radius to round out)
Colors (make objects transparent)
Undo is your friend
Group often
Student Engagement:
- try to create a TinkerCad design of a figure made out of model magic clay.
- Experiment. Fail often to succeed!
Wrap-up: Sign out of TinkerCad
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3D Printing Play
Objective: To learn how to use the 3D Design software TinkerCad.
Activator:
Look at a sample of a 3D Printed Object
Mini Lesson:
Some tutorials (#1, 2 & 3; then #4, 5 & 6)
Student Engagement: Experiment today.
- Login to www.TinkerCAD.com using your school gmail account
- Then, go into your profile and select, "Enter Invitation Code"
- Enter code: ZZ3BTDZJ (its should say "The code is valid!")
- Experiment and Play today
Wrap-up: Save and sign out.
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Hero Sculpture
Objective
Design a monument for someone you consider your hero.
Activator
Who are your heroes?
Mini Lesson
Design a monument for someone who is a hero to you.
Build it out of Maker Space Materials
Student Engagement
Design a monument for someone who is a hero to you.
Build it out of Maker Space Materials
(You will finish it today)
Wrap-up
Turn in your work
It should sit on an index card with your name on it.
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3D Printing Cookie Cutter
Objective: To learn how to use the 3D Design software Tinkercad.
Activator: What did you learn yesterday? What were some challenges?
Mini Lesson:
Watch Some tutorials (#7, 8 & 9) (Next day: #10, 11 & 12)
Student Engagement:
Create a Cookie Cutter that is no higher than 1/4" tall, and no bigger than 5" x 3"
Wrap-up: Save and sign out.
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3D Printing Next Steps
Ideas:
8th Grade Projects-
Fulfill a real life need or solve a real world problem for: the school, a classroom, a disabled person, an elderly person, a child
Mini Lesson:
Natasha Wright
To Design Better, Understand Context
Finding Problems in Your Community
Student Engagement
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Online Converter
Another online converter: https://svgcreator.com/
Students can also draw something on paper, take a picture of it, use Online Converter to turn it into a .svg file, and upload to Tinkercad to turn it into a 3D design.
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Crop an Image Using Preview
- Open the image in Preview.
- Click on the Select button on the toolbar. Click Rectangular Selection in the drop-down menu.
- Next, click and drag your mouse over the part of the image you want to keep. Alternatively, on a trackpad, you might be able to use a three-finger swipe. ...
- In the toolbar, click Tools > Crop.
Then use online converter to
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Google Drawings Tutorial
Phone Amplifier (Some really nice ideas at this site)
Videos
Make Anything Channel (suggested by Landon)
Intro Tutorials
13 Things I wish I knew about 3D Printing (hands on tips about the printer/not designing)