This week I hosted a career day at the lab with my sons class visiting. He´s in 2. grade and has done a bit of modelling in Tinkercad before. The rest of the class were total beginners. Prior to the visit they had drawn pictures of their dream house to get some ideas beforehand. I… Read more »
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Cherokee Language Syllabary for 3D Design in Tinkercad
Cherokee Language Syllabary in Tinkercad: Go directly to https://www.tinkercad.com/things/j3LfzeEOhm8 to make a copy of this design. Each character represents a syllable in the Cherokee language. Learn more about the Cherokee language at https://language.cherokee.org/. The purpose of this article is to present an approach to incorporating indigenous languages into the teaching of 3D printing design. This… Read more »
3D Printing with Primary Students
When I started teaching my students about 3D printing, I limited my audience to only students in intermediate and middle school grades. I knew there could be value in also having younger students experience the process, but I wasn’t sure where to start. In my experience, many of the apps that transform 2D drawing to… Read more »