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
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.
here are nina's comments posted to me:
ReplyDelete"Hey Jessica,
Your 3D Printing lesson sounds neat, I would love to take a class like that! I like that you have allowed for lots of exploration of the materials, particulary Illustrator and TInkercad. I think that giving students time to test out these materials is essential. That way the can do a few different test designs before they move forward with a final design.
One question to consider is this: In your class, would you want students to begin by sketching their idea with pen and paper, or would you encourage them to begin drawing directly on Illustrator?
One thing I would think about of is the amount of time it takes for the 3D printer to make a print. Since 3D printers are rather slow, perhaps it could help to limit the size of prints so that each takes a shorter amount of time, or ask students to complete their print on their own time. I would suggest alotting plenty of time for this phase of the lesson. I imagine if you had a small class this wouldn't be as much of a problem.
Overall, I think this lesson would be very satisfying and inspiring for a student. By giving students plenty of time to experiment and get cozy with each process, you have the opportunity to cultivate a really relaxed and positive space for learning."
She just suggested that I make the 3D printing day up to my students on their own time.