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…
Category: Designer Projects
These are all the projects you should consider as you start to become a designer!
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! Other Ideas: Useful links for teachers: This site holds the…
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…
Designer Practice: Creating a custom clock
Step 1) Materials you’ll need Clock movement kit a custom sized piece of material for the clock body I have been buying these supplies in…
Making a CNC Glowbox
Materials you’ll need Ideas to customize this project Step One: Spend time brainstorming This is the most important step – do not skip it!…
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…