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: Innovative Arts
Projects that use syringes to move
This has to be some of the materials that have the most potential for cool project ideas. Brainstorm a project and figure out how to make it move!
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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.
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…
Understanding a rubber band car – project details and advice
Here are instructions about how to make a rubber band car. I give advice and show you the basic steps, feel free to customize your project however you…
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…
Apply for a Makerspace Grant | ‘Puzzle Shift Create 2022 Materials Grant’
What is this Makerspace Grant all about? Hello! I am the Innovative Arts teacher in Pine Island Middle School and I have the goal of…
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…
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…
Do the Inkart Challenge!
This is a challenge. Can you make a creative drawing from a random mess? Click here to share this in the designer group! Useful links for teachers:…
Using Easel/xCarve by Inventables
What could be made? Fab Lab CNC Layout Easel Tools Easel cut depth explained Advanced Easel Tools Using “simulate” starting an xcarve` Useful links for…
Custom motorized project for middle school students
This project is a great way to have your students make a complex project that is 3D, motorized, and totally customizable!
See the links below for …
Learn to code with Scratch – All lessons
Scratch is such a powerful learning tool! Kids can learn how to code in minutes and make impressive things after just a few class periods!…
Engineering a popsicle stick catapult | Middle school project
Making a popsicle stick catapult is a great beginner engineer project. Warm up your hot glue gun!
‘How you do anything is how you do everything’
On the first day of school, making nametags is just another starting activity. This year, I thought it would be interesting to connect the idea that '…
Innovative Arts: Making the class that I want for my own kids
Innovative arts was born from my frustration as a science teacher. I was frustrated because the amount of content I had to teach each year…
Actually Teaching Growth Mindsets: 5 Dos and Don’ts
Growth mindsets are the superfad from five years ago. At this point, most teachers have have tried and probably gotten tired and frustrated like I…