3D Pens

Description

3D pens are a great place to begin learning about 3D design. 3D pens heat the filament inside, and it hardens shortly after it leaves the pen. Students can draw their designs freehand or use a stencil to build their construction.

Resources

How to Draw with a 3D pen
Top Teacher Tips
Stencils for projects
Lesson Plans by age and subject

Lesson Ideas

3D Shapes

Explore volume, perimeter, faces, and vertices by creating 3D shapes. Use a stencil for more accuracy such as this dodecahedron stencil. Tip: Laminate the page you plan to use as a stencil.

Storybook Characters

Design a 3D representation of your book character. This one is from the book, The Day the Crayons Quit.

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