Dowel Critter Challenge
3D printing in the classroom is not easy to teach. One of the most difficult ideas to get students to grasp is how a parts can be assembled **after pr…
Category: Designer Projects
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.
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…
Drawing a custom cartoon character | Getting started as a designer for students
This project is to challenge students to make a cartoon character! Its a simple, fun and fast project that anyone can complete.
The drawings were in…
TinkerCAD Ying Yang – Master the Align Button!
TinkerCAD Ying Yang - Master the Align Button!
This is a great introductory project to the align button! It is a useful tool that all my students nee…
Make a 3D Cube Creature! – Middle School Creativity Challenge
Here is a quick challenge for anyone who has learned TinkerCAD – Start with a cube and make a cartoon character! If you need help…
Raft Creativity Challenge! – Middle School STEAM activity
Here is a great STEAM project for middle school students - Using old 3D printing rafts as a creativity challenge!
The drawings
I used electrical wi…
Crank Creativity Box – Middle School STEAM project
Here is a great STEM project for middle school students - Make a custom crank project!
I used electrical wires that an electrician was going to throw …
Custom Shaped Glowbox! – Easy STEM Project for Middle School
This is one of many great STEM Projects for middle school that I have developed. Check out the other ones on my channel!
In-depth conversations happe…
Create a custom 3D Cube Creature!
Make your own 3D creation! 3D Creation Introduction (if you do not know TinkerCAD) Align, Flip, Snap Duplicate More Practice This site holds the resources…
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…
Mini-tutorial: Make a pencilbox in TinkerCAD
This pencilbox is a great practice in TinkerCAD! Useful links for teachers: This site holds the resources for Innovative Arts class, a class that replaced…
Make a lithopane and 3D print it!
Lithopanes are great ways to make a basic black-and-white picture on a 3D printed object! What is a lithopane How to make a lithopane Here…
Try the 100 Drawings Challenge!
Do you want to grow as a designer? Try this! Click here to share this in the designer group! Useful links for teachers: This site holds the…
Try the 6 Drawings Challenge!
Test your skill! If you take this challenge once a month or once a year, you will see improvement! Useful links for teachers: This site…
Create a Custom Clock
You can make a creative clock! What will you make? Brainstorm Designs Assemble your clock! Useful links for teachers: This site holds the resources for…
Using an xCarve as a Drawing Machine
In the Innovative Arts classroom, one of the xCarves is set up as a drawing machine! The videos The Basics, Settings Easel Tools Advanced Easel…
Using a 3D printer in a classroom
Our 3D printers are so busy! These videos have all of the details that you’ll need to start printing in your own room! See the…
Use a CNC machine to make a Glowbox
If this is your first project using a CNC, please use these videos to get started using Easel by Inventables. It takes some time to learn this but once you…
Addie’s Clock Experience!
Brainstorming/Design The first and hardest part of the process was brainstorming. I love to work out so I planned to make a kettlebell clock to…
