3. Objects From Thought

3D Printing

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NOTE: You need to list TinkerCAD in your Schoology courses as one of the digital tools your students will use (see directions here) so that parents know that their child is using it. Most importantly, you are to add your students as detailed on the approved digital tools list, using their first name and last initial (which creates the nickname). Students are to join Tinkercad with the class code and the nickname. That process eliminates the collection of any student data that can be tied to an actual student.

Vocabulary for this unit

Filament = thermoplastic material that comes in a spool and is melted to create a printed item
base layer =first build levels that ensure a firm foundation on the build plate
build plate =part of the 3D printer that warms up for filament to adhere
CAD = computer aided design such as Tinkercad of OnShape
extruder = part of the printer that heats up filament and pushes it through the nozzle onto the build plate
raft =a base layer that ensures adhesion to the build plate
slicing = the process of taking a 3D CAD model and turning it into layered directions for a 3D printer
overhang = printed part that extends outward at an angle from the previous layer
supports = sacrificed material upon which an overhang can be printed and attaches to the build plate
nozzle = part of the printer that is heated and places the filament on the build plate
prototype = first model of a design that future versions are developed
iteration = the process of doing something more than once to improve it

vocabulary crossword

STEM Innovators 3D printing student research document

Unit Summary

Students must be able to...

Utilize 3D Modeling and Prototyping to generate solutions to problems, invent, and/or innovate.
Utilize 3D Modeling software and tools to develop an idea.
Utilize 3D printing equipment to produce a solution, invention, or product.

Introduction to 3D printing

Unit Warm Ups! (Optional)

Steps

1. Select a Challenge (select 1)

Solve a Problem (Recommended)

1. - Middle School Trinket Design Student Guide
    - Additional "versions"
      - Locker Magnet
      - Ornament
      - Gift
      - Ear bud holder/wrap
      - Other (Teacher choice)
  - NEW 3D Product Design Challenge Example Design Process
    - Students can complete 1 of 4 design challenges for this project. The goal is to design a product that meets the requirements for the challenge that they choose.

1. Learn a 3D modeling software
2. 3D print the solution to the challenge selected
  - Troubleshooting 3D prints

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Resources for 3 D Printing

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