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    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…
    Peter.Johnson January 1, 2022

    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 …
    Peter.Johnson December 19, 2021

    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…
    Peter.Johnson December 9, 2021

    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…

    Peter.Johnson November 27, 2021

    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

    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…

    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021

    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…

    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021

    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…

    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021

    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…

    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021

    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…

    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021

    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…

    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021

    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…

    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021
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    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…

    Peter.Johnson November 3, 2021

    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…

    MightyMyran December 9, 2020

    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…

    Peter.Johnson October 8, 2020
    CNC middle school project

    Making a Glowbox

    Materials you’ll need Two, three or four faces that you’ll customize in the CNC Extra material to make a bottom and sides as needed Plain…

    Peter.Johnson October 3, 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

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