Explore and create: Exploratory Creation lab 
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3D printers are one of the first things purchased in a makerspace or part of a STEM classroom. There is very little training on them and most teachers only use them for very simple projects, such as Keychains, bookmarks, and ornaments. There is so much more we can do with them. Participants will be able to create deeper learning opportunities for their students using 3D printers and the Engineering Design Process.
I will present several projects that I use to present the Engineering Design Process to my students and how they apply to create real world solutions to problems.
This session will present 3 of my main activities I use with my students. This is for teachers who are familiar with 3D printing.
0-2 Min - Introduction
2-10 Min - Complete the Cuboid Project - Present the Engineering design process as the problem that we need to solve. We need to make a Cuboid (3D rectangle) with only a partial piece to work with.
10 - 18 Min - They will draw the cube from 3 different angles. Then sketch what the negative space would be if it were to create a Cuboid. Peer-to-peer interaction as they work together.
18 - 30 Min - We will work together to create the completion piece on Tinkercad. I would create a quick model of the piece that we sketched out. Device Based Activity.
30 - 35 Min - Show what a completed piece would look like, discuss continuing to create prototypes and modify our designs to create better fits.
35 - 45 Min - Puzzle cube project - I will present my puzzle cube project and how we prototype with wood cubes and tape then transfer it into Tinkercad.
45 - 55 Min - Present "Help a teacher out project" - how my students use the Engineering Design Process to ask questions, discover a need, and design and create a solution to that teachers problem. Students print out these solutions and give them to the teacher. Show examples.
55 - 60 Min - Questions
https://stemsmartly.com/engineering-design-process-for-kids/#:~:text=It%20puts%20them%20in%20the,a%20problem%20in%20many%20ways.
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