[sc:3dclub-intro] With the 3D printer club now in full swing, we’ve already discovered that we need some supplies. I’ll describe how that process can work, using the very real example of what came up yesterday. This type of process can…
[sc:3dclub-intro] These guidelines were handed out with blank Science Notebooks to both the primary and secondary leads of each team (except for the maker team). The kids got right to work on setting them up properly. Here are some guidelines…
[sc:3dclub-intro] 3D printers are an exciting new technology just starting to gain a foothold in schools. Once built, a printer facilitates many creative endeavors and links to math, science, art, and more. Building a 3D printer is a great project…
[sc:3dclub-intro] This is the email (redacted) that went out to the complete list of club members about six days after the first meeting. (It was delayed primarily because I was awaiting comments from some of the advisers.) There was a…
[sc:3dclub-intro] Today Jacob stood up in front of a big group of adults and presented our collective work on getting a 3D Printer Club up and running at his elementary school. He showed the video we worked on, and although…
[sc:3dclub-intro] Today we met with the director of the school and our teach sponsor about our 3D Printer Club plan, and the meeting went very well. We brought samples of 3D printed materials, and we talked for about an hour…
[sc:3dclub-intro] The members of the 3D Printer Club are broken up into several teams, each performing an important role. Each team has two key players: the primary lead, and the secondary lead (or apprentice). The primary lead is always at…
[sc:3dclub-intro] The meeting we had scheduled with the director before the first break was unfortunately postponed, and we wanted to keep the energy and interest alive. To do this, we created this short promo video (complete with an out-take at the…
[sc:3dclub-intro] This is the original brief proposal (redacted, edited, and reformatted) that we were asked to submit to submit to the school director with the goal of starting an official “3D Printer Club” at the school. You can use it…
Here’s a cute google eyes bookmark we made for the kids. It’s a pretty quick print and would probably made a great 3d printer demo print. It was created entirely using OpenSCAD. You can find the STL here on thingiverse:…