St. Pete Science Festival Students

Thanks for joining us.  Here are some stories, videos and tools that we hope you find useful as you learn more about 3D printing and design.

Click here to watch the St Pete Science Festival Presentation

​FREE Design Tools for KIds

• PrintShop (iPad app).  This is a fun app. Available for FREE for the iPad and Droid tablets.  
• TinkerCAD: An easy-to-learn design system.  Free.  Nothing to download and runs in your computer's browser. Learning aids, get started here.
• Thingiverse on the web (apps for iPad,  Droid).: A MakerBot community website. Search and print.  Fully integrated with the MakerBot ecosystem.  Many models can be modified.

3D Printing & Design in Education
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Videos

• Florida Polytech
• Browning School: K-12: STEM Program 
• 3rd Grade Class Project Brooklyn Technical High School

Articles & Press Releases

• 9th Grader Creates a Stethoscope
• Using 3D Printers in Education
• 5 Tips for Using 3D Printers in the Classroom
• A Teachers Guide to Information for the Classroom
• How 3D Printing Curriculum is Changing STEM in the Classroom

In Industry

• Carnegie Mellon University: MakerBot Tutorial: A step-by-step guide.
• San Jose State University: Printing an Object Designed in SOLIDWORKS (r)
• ​Prototype to Production: Video Story of Rapid Prototyping and Innovation