3D Printing in the Classroom

Certified May 2018

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Why have 3D printers in the classroom?
  2. 3D printing in the classroom: 5 tips
  3. Invent to learn guide to 3D printing in the classroom
  4. How (and why) to get started with 3D printing in the classroom
  5. 3D printing in the classroom: case studies
  6. 3D printing becomes accessible for high school teachers
  7. What is 3D printing?
  8. What is 3D printing? (Stratasys)​
  9. Teaching elementary school children 3D printing
  10. Infographic: 10 ways 3D printing can be used in the classroom
  11. Infographic: 3D printing informational
  12. Infographic: History of 3D printing
  13. Infographic: How 3D printing works
  14. Book: The Invent to Learn Guide to 3D Printing
  15. Makerbot: Educators guidebook to 3D printing​​
  16. Finding purposes for 3D printers in schools
  17. 3D printers add  a new dimension to classrooms
  18. ​63 ways 3D printing is changing the world
  19. 3D Insider: Ultimate 3D guide to 3D printing
  20. Making 3D  printing in education a reality
APPS AND SITES FOR PROJECTS AND CREATING
  1. 3DC: desktop and mobile 3D modeler (iOS) (Android) (Chrome)
  2. Autodesk Fusion 360 (Mac and PC)
  3. Autodesk Meshmixer (Mac and PC)​
  4. Blender (Mac and PC)
  5. GCodePrintr (Android) $
  6. Morphi iOS app (EDU version $)
  7. OpenSCAD (online) (Mac and PC)
  8. Pinshape
  9. Shapr3D app (iPad Pro only)
  10. SketchUp  (Online) (G Suite for Ed)
  11. ​STL Finder search engine
  12. Smithsonian X 3D
  13. Thingiverse (MakerBot)
  14. Thingiverse education (MakerBot)
  15. Tinkercad (online)
  16. Yeggi
  17. Youmagine
  18. ZBrushCore
RUBRICS
  1. Maker project rubric from Blueprint
  2. 3D printing rubric
  3. 3D printing rubric from Canvas
  4. 3D printing rubric from iRubric
  5. 3D printing rubric 3 from iRubric
  6. 3D design and printing rubrics from Makers Empire
LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES
Although these lessons utilize various models of 3D printers, they can be adapted for most models
  1. 3D printing lesson plan: Make your own Moby
  2. Makers Empire: Lesson library
  3. Ideas for 3D printer lesson plans
  4. 3D printing curriculum
  5. 3D printed entomology
  6. Insects with 123D Creature
  7. California mission circuit map
  8. 3D printing club: Lesson plans and other documents
  9. MakerBot: Thingiverse educational lesson plans
  10. Lesson plan models for 3D printing
  11. Hack to the future
  12. 3D lesson plan: physic-optics
  13. Prototyping a puzzle using 3D print techniques unit
  14. Autodesk 3D STEAM projects search page
  15. Grade 3-8 lesson plans
  16. Education in 3D
  17. Design. Make. Teach
  18. Tales of a 3D printer blog
  19. 3D printing in education Facebook page
  20. Education in 3D
  21. Pinterest boards: 1 | 2
  22. yeggi: a 3-D model search engine
  23. Secondary 3D printing curriculum
  24. SeeMeEducate Curriculum
  25. New Matter: How to start 3D designing with Tiinkercad​
  26. Online print calculator for 3D printing​​
  27. MakerBot: 3D printing in higher education
  28. Makers Empire: Check before you print worksheet
PROCESSES AND TUTORIALS FOR 3D PRINTING 
  1. Additive manufacturing
  2. 3D modeling
  3. Modeling and design tips
  4. Review and preparation
  5. Project modeling and design
  6. Modeling and design software​
  7. Tinkercad: Online 3D modeling
  8. Convert an image to SVG for use in Tinkercad
MY 3D PRINTER: MAKERBOT REPLICATOR+
https://www.makerbot.com/replicator/
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http://siliconangle.com/files/2015/09/shapeways_3d_printing_v3_optimized.jpg
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Created: 09/20/2014
Last updated: 02/01/2023
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