11-4 Lesson plan based on one of the 4 digital materials

Lesson Plan: 3D printing

Target Audience: High School students

Tinkercad/ 3D Makerbot

This activity is to teach students about different shapes to make in Adobe Illustrator, and how to implement each shape into Tinkercad, unless classmates just want to go straight to Tinkercad. Even if classmates want to start with Tinkercad rather than Adobe Illustrator, they will still be introduced to all the tools that Illustrator has to offer. Students will start the 3D printing process once they finish designing their shapes on Tinkercad and Illustrator. Students are to create a complex shaped design that represents their soul, that will then be reproduced as a necklace chain.

Materials:

Makerbot

Adobe Illustrator

Sketch pad & pencil

Tinkercad

Overview: 
Students will describe what represent a complex abstract shape of their lives/soul

Example: I chose the Arab shapes for my necklace because I had a great time in Dubai. 

Using their sketch design of their shape, then reproducing it on Illustrator and Tinkercad, then they will make their 3D prints.

This will take around 6 class sessions to do this.

1 class for their pitch and sketch

2 classes for their Adobe Illustrator explorations

2 classes to finalize in Tinkercad

1 class to 3D print.