TWT+2012-+Session+43

=TWT 2012 - Session 43: 3D Printing=

Lizabeth Arum larum@saintannsny.org teacher Saint Ann's School Grades 5-12 Subject areas: Science,Math,Arts Level of experience recommended: Basic

//By creating tangible models from digital designs, students and teachers collaborate in experiential, project-based learning with real-world applications. The process of designing, inventing, and fabricating exposes students to various career paths including manufacturing, industrial design, engineering, architecture and 3D graphics. Using a MakerBot engages students in the world around them, kindles a curiosity about how machines work, how objects fit together, and how the designers, architects, and inventors who build the products, spaces and technology in their lives have found solutions to a variety of design problems. Makerbotting has the potential to transform the way we think about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, and to inspire more young people to pursue STEM careers. //

//After taking this workshop, participants will Use software to create 3D models and print them out in plastic using the MakerBot Thing-o-matic. //

Instructions for attendees: Bring a laptop and mouse. Download the following: Google Chrome Web Browser [] http://replicat.org/download NetFabb [] Google Sketchup 8 [] STL export plug-in for Google Sketchup [] OpenSCAD [] Development Snapshot versions Blender []