Designs in the World Around You

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This lesson is an intermediate lesson in Tinkercad, 3D printing, and being inspired by designs around you. Standards CCSS Overview and Background This lesson is an intermediate lesson in Tinkercad, 3D printing, and being inspired by designs around you. Students will be recreating a design using Tinkercad. Students will accurately measure in metric to create the pieces. Lesson Plan and Activity Step 1: Introduction (30 mins.) Start with an inspiration hunt photo shoot or web search. I was inspired by this design that I saw on Amazon and realized that I could recreate it. Step 2: Creating with Tinkercad (include images) Using the inspiration, students will recreate a design or reiterate the original design. Step 3: Exporting and Printing the Design (screenshots of process) Students will need to export the design for 3D printing from Tinkercad or Morphi as an .stl file and share it with the teacher for final printing. Printing will take approximately 3 ½ hours for the example book stand. Rafts: yes Supports: no Resolution: 0.2 mm Infill: 10% Materials Needed Object of inspiration Computers for Tinkercad Filament