Reflection

My reflection about 3D Vermont

At the 3DVT contest, I enjoyed seeing projects from some of the other schools. I took some pictures of ones I thought were really cool and looked like the teams had worked really hard on them:

I like the columns and detail of the brickwork and shingles on this building.

I like the two spires on this church.

I like the curved entryway and tower on this building.

What I learned

We did historic research on and printed seven town buildings: Eureka Schoolhouse, Sparrow Block, Park Street School, Town Hall, Springfield Dam Tower, Springfield Ice Company, Fellows Gear Shaper.

The most interesting things I learned about the history of our town were:

How the Eureka Schoolhouse got its name;
The Sparrow Block was the first mansion in town;
At the first Park Street School they offered a class called "New Commercial" (around 1895);
People in the town created the Company A of the First Vermont during the Civil War.

Here is the slide show / research part of our teams final project for 3D Vermont:

Final 3D Vermont Presentations

How I worked

Having the class calendar that helped us figure out what to do and when to do it was really helpful, because with 3D Vermont there is a lot to do and keep track of. Sometimes we got off schedule because of technical problems, but we usually got back on track with some help.

I feel like I did meet most of my goals, even though we didn't win the competition.

The process was messy sometimes!

Future Plans

I would like to investigate some of the programs in Vermont that would give me more experience with 3D printing or engineering or animation. My school does a class trip to Burlington Technical Center. There are programs there that I might be interested in:

At Northwest Technical Center, there is an Engineering Technologies program

At the Center for Technology, Essex, there is an Engineering and Architectural Design program

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