Thanks for attending STEAM Fest at Shorecrest

Click here for the 3D print we demonstrated at the event and how we made it.  It is comprised of three different objects using 3 different techniques.

For another presentation that is a good overview, click here.  There are embedded videos, you will need to click PLAY when they come up...and they also have audio, so make sure your speakers are on.

Check out this 3D name plate. Click "Thing View" to enable 3D viewing.

​FREE Design Tools for Kids

• PrintShop (iPad app).  This is a fun app. Available for FREE for the iPad and Droid tablets.  
• Thingiverse on the web (apps for iPad,  Droid).: This is a website create by MakerBot.  It's purpose is for sharing of 3D models.  It is fun to explore...literally hundreds of thousands of designs from people all over the world. 
  
  • You will need to create a free account.​
  • Here is a link to the 3D logo for Grove Elementary
    
• TinkerCAD: If you want to create your own 3D models, this is a great way to start.  It is an easy-to-learn design system that is completely FREE.  Nothing to download and runs in your computer's browser. There are lots of learning aids. Get started here.

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