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    Category: 3D Printing

    How to draw 3D Letters!

    The duplicate tool in TinkerCAD is THE most powerful tool we have access to. My students often had trouble mastering it, so I made these practice exer…
    Peter.Johnson January 29, 2022

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    Make an awesome wheel in TinkerCAD! | Middle school Creativity Practice

    This wheel is a real treat! Use the duplicate tool to make wheels that you can 3D print or as a part of an epic TinkerCAD project.
    Peter.Johnson January 10, 2022

    Duplicate Practice! TinkerCAD a Cactus, Flower, and Vase | Creativity activity for middle school

    The duplicate tool in TinkerCAD is THE most powerful tool we have access to. My students often had trouble mastering it, so I made these practice exer…
    Peter.Johnson January 8, 2022

    Make a 3D Print that can bend!

    The fancy term for ‘bending’ is ‘articulating’. Your 3D prints can articulate! Watch the videos below to learn how! Getting set up Placing the hinges…

    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021

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    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021

    The ins and outs of Cheap 3D printers – Monoprice Select Mini and Ender 3

    After purchasing an expensive school printer and getting frustrated with it, we decided to go another way – we bought several of the cheapest but…

    Peter.Johnson March 30, 2020

    Add a Lithopane to Student TinkerCAD Projects (Works on a Chromebook!)

    This is a great extension to student TinkerCAD projects! Kids are blown away by the example lithophanes that I have printed and really enjoy designing…

    Peter.Johnson March 10, 2020

    Teaching 3D Printing in a Middle School STEM Class – Free Video Course

    Get your students designing in 3D with free multi-day lesson plans and pleny of example projects. 3D printing in a classroom
    Peter.Johnson December 8, 2019

    Monoprice Select Mini 3D Printers – A Year in the STEM Lab

    This past school year, we received a grant to purchase four Monoprice Select Mini V2 3D printers for our makerspace STEM lab. This review covers…

    Peter.Johnson June 2, 2019

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