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3D Printing in Education

“The opportunity to realize a concept or idea quickly into a 3D product is an incredibly powerful teaching tool. ” -Paton. 3D Printing in Education. By: Amy Ghavamian. What is 3D Printing?.

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3D Printing in Education

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  1. “The opportunity to realize a concept or idea quickly into a 3D product is an incredibly powerful teaching tool.” -Paton 3D Printing in Education By: Amy Ghavamian

  2. What is 3D Printing? • 3D Printing or “additive manufacturing” is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. • Similar to a regular printer but, instead of printing 2D, it prints 3D. • “A primary driver behind its growing popularity is the ability to create certain constructs more proficiently and cost-effectively than making them by hand or using traditional manufacturing approaches.” • Click the link below to learn more about 3d printing and education. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X5AZzOw7FwA

  3. What is 3D printing continued. • “3D Printing: 3D printing (also known as additive manufacturing) allows for the physical production of digitally designed three-dimensional objects in a variety of tangible materials from plastic to metal to human tissue.  Recently, even President Barack Obama recognizing the powerful impact that 3D printing can and will have on American manufacturing and industry.  While this process has been expanding rapidly in the corporate market, it is just beginning to enter the educational arena through the “maker” movement, giving students the opportunity to engage an iterative engineering design process firsthand.” • -NancyeBlair Black

  4. How does it work? • 1. An object is either scanned by a 3D printer or its 3D specifications are entered into a computer application. • 2. Once the data is entered into the computer, it is sliced into 2D layers, like salami, so the printer knows exactly how to print each layer. • 3. The printer uses that data to infuse layer upon layer in an additive process until the object is formed. • It can take as little as a few minutes to make an object the size of a keychain, to several hours for a larger, intricate object.

  5. General Purpose IN Education Setting • 3D printing allows a person to make almost anything they want themselves! • 3D Printing is able to help students understand and learn core Science, technology, Engineering and Mathematics principles • It can allow teachers to bring in items to help with the learning process, while also helping with cheap, easily made visuals. • It can help students who are studying specific courses, like architecture and physics. • With 3D Printing it is easier and faster for such students to design and afterwards hold and touch the product physically instead of just seeing a picture of it. • It also allows students to answer complex questions and demonstrate their answers in three dimensions.

  6. Reasons why 3D printing is being used in Education: • 3D printing can be performed in the regular classroom well, i.e., during the lecture. 3D printers do not make much noise while composing an object. These printers are also clean, durable and don’t require intensive maintenance. • Students pursuing the fields of architecture, fine arts or biomedicine can benefit from this state-of-the-art technology. 3D printing uses Auto CAD (Computer Aided Design) software as a means for designing the objects to be printed. This designing software is widely used in these fields. With this technology students in these fields can further develop their understanding of objects and structures and create fully 3 dimensional versions of them.

  7. Reasons Continued • 3D printers are relatively cost-effective and cost per printing of the objects can be manageable within an academic budget (some schools have even made these devices available for paid use, helping to offset costs). • Students pursuing engineering fields can learn a lot by developing prototypes. Students can easily assess their digital data by using a 3-dimentional object. In other words, students can give their digital data a physical appearance. This can help students to get productive feedback on the object.

  8. How does it support the vision for technology use in schools? • 3D printing can increase the use of technology in almost all academic subjects especially in math and science • The technology allows the students to be creative and in control of their work. • 3D printers make it easy for teachers to seize the interest of their students compared to just showing the pictorial representations of objects. • It introduces a new method of learning and understanding concepts that traditional means can not do. • Mostly, this technology helps teach and prepare the students for the future • It enhances hands-on learning and learning by doing. Using this prototyping  technology, students will be able to produce realistic 3 dimensional mini-models .

  9. Who can use this technology?...ANYONE! • 3D printing can be used by anyone! • In education, students and teachers can use this technology. • Teachers can quickly create models to use in the classroom. • Teachers can create countless visuals for students that learn better with visuals. • Students can create and invent things. • Teachers can easily integrate 3D printing in math and science. • It especially helpful for middle grade and up. (Though it can be used by younger students with more guidance and instruction)

  10. What equipment and software do you need? • 3D printer • Many companies are not coming out with different types of printers and also making more affordable printers. • 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) Software that is compatible with the specific type of printer • Specific materials needed to create the 3D objects. Many different materials can be used for 3D printing, such as ABS plastic, PLA, polyamide (nylon), glass filled polyamide, stereolithography materials (epoxy resins), silver, titanium, steel, wax, photopolymers and polycarbonate.

  11. Technical Support • The companies that make the 3D printers also provide technical support for the printers and software. • Many of these companies also provide training sessions for their products • Some sites, such as sculteo, provide workshops on various topics on 3D printing.

  12. Limitations • Training will need to be provided before proper use in the classroom • Lack of training available for teachers • Cost of material over time. The more it is being used in the classroom the more costly it will be.

  13. Issues that may occur • Schools may not have funds to get 3D printer and all the required parts. • “The technology seems so powerful that several groups may seek to hobble it in the name of protecting incumbent intellectual property rights holders, or stopping home printing of guns or both.” • Some legal protections for 3D printing are needed so that it can thrive and have a chance to live up to its potential. • Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/science/3D_printers_The_next_intellectual_property_game_changer.html#ZCdTR7uVZvR1HEvQ.99

  14. Cost • As the costs of the devices continue to come down and their applications increase, there is no doubt that this is an emerging technology that will become more commonplace, and more valuable, in education. • Printer Cost: Average price for a basic 3D printer is about $1000-$2000 • Software Cost:There are free software available for 3D printing! Prices vary on the different types of software that you can purchase. • Material Cost: Depending on what the printer is being used for prices can vary.

  15. Potential Funding • Many schools that have 3D printers, the printers were donated! • There is free software available that works with 3D printing • Teachers can apply for a grant • Collect money to PTA • Create an event to raise money • An alternate idea: • Some companies offer on-line 3D printing services open to both consumers and industries.[59] Such services require people to upload their 3D designs to the company website. Designs are then 3D printed using industrial 3D printers and either shipped to the customer or in some cases, the consumer can pick the object up at the store

  16. Check out these sites to see how 3d printing is being used or can be used in the classroom • http://curriculum.makerbot.com • This site gives teachers ideas on ways to incorporate 3D printing in the classroom. • Check out this blog from middle school students that have been using 3D printing in their classroom. • http://talesofa3dprinter.blogspot.com

  17. Some ways to use 3D printing in education to meet content standards • Biology: Need a cross section of a heart for your students to study with? Perhaps you need several for a whole classroom? A 3D printer can replicate as many items you need with great detail. • Auto: Samples of automobile pieces can be created for students to study with. As 3D printers can separate pieces in order to produce actual moving parts without assembly, a working model can be created for any part of the automobile. • Geography: Technology of today can allow us to graph the contours of various landscapes. By importing those images and contours into the CAD program, geography class can get a detailed terrain map of any area you are studying. • Drafting: After initial drawings of the building a student is working on, a perfect 3D creation of it can be created. This process can be used to create vehicles of all kinds within a drafting class and could lead to more inventive ways to keep students on task.

  18. Continued • Graphic Design: As students create masterpieces of 3D art in the classroom, the 3D printer can bring the art into reality. Any design and shape that can be imagined can be created in real-life. Models of creatures, video game characters, special effects, and more can be made to increase the value of a presentation for graphic design. • History: Can you imagine a scale accurate model of some of the most pivotal points in historic battles? Perhaps a 3D rendering of tectonic plate movements could assist a student in receiving a good grade on their Earth history report. Dinosaur bones can be reduced in size to demonstrate some of the features of these creatures in amazing detail. • Artifacts: There are some things in this world that our students could learn so much from if they had access to them. With a good 3D artist in a CAD program, those items could be recreated for any purpose. Can the recreation of stone tablets help accentuate the learning process of an ancient civilizations class?

  19. Differentiation • By integrating a 3D printer into a lesson, a teacher can instantly differentiate their instruction. • Instead of 2D visuals and posters teachers can use 3D models made from a 3D printer • 3D printing allows hands on activities as opposed to paper and pencil • Allow students to create hands on objects to help enhance their understanding about a particular subject. • Bring objects out of the computer screen and into the hands of students for inspection, analysis, and other processes that can benefit from physical manipulation.

  20. Promotes communication • By having a 3D object in your hand students and teachers can effectively explain and talk about different models, figures, and designs. • Students can bring their creations to life for others to see. • By creating different things, students are able to better explain the process and what goes into making certain things.

  21. Research available • 3D printing is continuously being researched and now more than ever. • Research on 3D printing is going on with not only education but especially in the medical world. • Researching continue to find more ways to use 3D printers in the real world. • Statasys continue to do on going case studies on 3D printing and education • http://www.stratasys.com/resources/case-studies/education The site above list various different case studies that are being conducted by different researchers on 3D printing.

  22. Implantation plan • For me, I think it would be the easiest to implement this technology in math and science. For younger grades, teachers can create visuals for to present to their class. For example, a teacher can create 3D figures while discussing geometry. Instead of the students looking at 2D figures on a poster or on the board, the teacher can create actual 3D objects that are being discussed in class. • In science, teachers or students can create models of cells, plants, etc. This will help enhance their understanding and engage them. • I can recalling having to come up with an invention when I was in elementary school. What better way to allow your students to create an invention than with 3D printing. • For a high school economics class, students can create things that could potential make profit. • A history class can print out artifacts that they are discussing in class.

  23. Reflection • I believe 3D printing will be one of the next big things in education. I think it is important to have 3D printing in education and help students understand and use this technology because it will be part of their future. After researching this emerging technology, I found nothing but positive information about it and how it can be used in education. One big thing I think all teachers try to do with their learners is engage them. 3D printing is engaging for almost all students because it is hands on and new! One thing that also stuck out while I was researching this technology is how prices are going down and they are becoming more affordable. This makes it even more appealing to educators today.

  24. References • 3D printers to be introduced into the classroom. (2013, October 18). The Telegraph. Retrieved November 5, 2013, from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10389489/3D-printers-to-be-introduced-into-the-classroom.html • 5 Ways Schools Are Already Using 3D Printing. (n.d.). Edudemic. Retrieved November 8, 2013, from http://www.edudemic.com/ways-schools-are-already-using-3d-printing/ • MakerBot Education. (n.d.). Makerbot Curriculum. Retrieved November 10, 2013, from http://curriculum.makerbot.com • Tales of a 3D Printer. (n.d.). : Stuff%20We%20Print. Retrieved November 11, 2013, from http://talesofa3dprinter.blogspot.com/search

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