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Middle and high school students gain a proven edge with design thinking skills and hands-on 3D printing training.

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  • Empower students with 21st-century career skills

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Middle and high school students gain a proven edge with design thinking skills and hands-on 3D printing training.

  • Revitalize aging curriculums with engaging projects
  • Set a foundation for measuring STEM proficiency
  • Empower students with 21st-century career skills

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History

Art Connector Set (SVG Conversion Project)

Art Connector Set (SVG Conversion Project)
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Sketch Standard
Art Connector Set (SVG Conversion Project)
Material
PLA
Art Connector Set (SVG Conversion Project)
Grade level
6th
Art Connector Set (SVG Conversion Project)
Difficulty
Medium

In this project, students will discover the process of converting 2D drawings made on paper into 3D printed shapes. Each student will get 2 completed designs that can be combined with the rest of their class into unique and changeable sculptures.

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Art Connector Set (SVG Conversion Project)

Speedy Architect Project

Speedy Architect Project
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Sketch Standard
Speedy Architect Project
Material
PLA
Speedy Architect Project
Grade level
6th
Speedy Architect Project
Difficulty
Medium

In this quick project, students will serve as architects working to design new buildings for a client (you!). To ensure the client is satisfied with the buildings, students must make sure that their buildings satisfy the Critical Design Requirements given a set amount of materials and time.

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Speedy Architect Project

The T-Rex Skull

The T-Rex Skull
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Sketch Standard
The T-Rex Skull
Material
PLA
The T-Rex Skull
Grade level
6th
The T-Rex Skull
Difficulty
Medium

The T-Rex Skull from MakerBot Academy comes complete with a lesson plan that explores characteristics of the most-studied dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus Rex. With this 3D printable model, students will understand what can be learned from fossils and in doing so, acknowledge the difference between scientific facts and theories.

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The T-Rex Skull

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Engineering
Technology
Electronics
Math

Archimedes Screw Bonanza

Archimedes Screw Bonanza
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Sketch Standard
Archimedes Screw Bonanza
Material
PLA
Archimedes Screw Bonanza
Grade level
11th
Archimedes Screw Bonanza
Difficulty
Medium

In this lesson, students are tasked with moving different materials up an incline using an Archimedes screw. This project is intended for high school engineering or physics students, though can be scaled back to use in lower grades as well.

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Archimedes Screw Bonanza

Nameplate Generator with OpenSCAD

Nameplate Generator with OpenSCAD
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Sketch Standard
Nameplate Generator with OpenSCAD
Material
PLA
Nameplate Generator with OpenSCAD
Grade level
6th
Nameplate Generator with OpenSCAD
Difficulty
Medium

In this project, students will learn and apply basic programming skills with the OpenSCAD language to style and customize a nametag. By modifying existing OpenSCAD code for a wavy nametag, students will explore parameters, dimensions, “for” loops, translations, and boolean operations.

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Nameplate Generator with OpenSCAD

Circuit Maze Project

Circuit Maze Project
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Sketch Standard
Circuit Maze Project
Material
PLA
Circuit Maze Project
Grade level
6th
Circuit Maze Project
Difficulty
Medium

Electrical engineers work with anything that carries electricity. They are responsible for designing many of the things you use every day (computers, cell phones, etc.) In this activity, students will take on the role of an electrical engineer and explore the concept of open & closed circuits. They will use simple materials to design and build a Circuit Maze.

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Circuit Maze Project

Bridge Building with 3D Design

Bridge Building with 3D Design
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Bridge Building with 3D Design
Material
PLA
Bridge Building with 3D Design
Grade level
6th
Bridge Building with 3D Design
Difficulty
Medium

Students will design and build a scale model of a bridge using only balsa wood, 3D printed connectors, and glue. In the Investigate portion of the project, students will research various bridge designs and begin brainstorming their own.

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Bridge Building with 3D Design

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Biology

Thoracic Epidural Procedure

Thoracic Epidural Procedure
Printers
Sketch steries
Thoracic Epidural Procedure
Material
PLA
Thoracic Epidural Procedure
Difficulty
Medium

Thoracic epidurals improve chest and abdominal surgery outcomes but can be challenging for residents. Research students created a low-cost 3D-printed educational model with step-by-step assembly instructions to help them learn anatomy and needle placement.

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Thoracic Epidural Procedure

Volumes of revolution

Volumes of revolution
Printers
Sketch series
Volumes of revolution
Material
Tough PLA
Volumes of revolution
Difficulty
Medium

In this project, students will explore the concepts of integration and volumes of revolution in calculus 2 through hands-on 3D printing. The objective is to provide students with tangible, visual representations of the Disc and Washer Methods for integration.

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Volumes of revolution