Classroom Materials
In this page you will find different ideas, drawings and lesson plans how to combine 3D printing in your studies and to the curricula.
Examples below are just some ways to make your subject more interesting and attractive to students.
Collect ideas, do experiments, try different things- 3D printing can be added to almost every topic!
Lesson plans are divided into 3 groups;
first are real lesson plans witch include evaluation and time table
second is Big projects - Drone and Car spoiler
third ones are not exactly lesson plans but good examples of how and where to use 3D printing
Lesson plans
If you are TEACHER and reading that, then you probably don't need introduction what lesson plan is 😊
But for others- its teachers tool- there are things to achieve and timetable where, when and what to do. Also evaluation levels and grade minimums are described. Off course all the timetables and lesson plans depends on students and their educational levels.
So take lesson plans and ideas witch you find below as a starting point- discover and experiment different things.
High Voltage Pylon
PYLON (High Voltage Electric Transfer Pole).pdf
High Voltage Pylon
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
teach engineering principles - "triangular shapes wins wall thickness"
teach trigonometry- calculate areas and lengths
OHM law triangle
OHM_s LAW TRIANGLE.pdf
Ohm Law Triangle
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
calculate voltage/current/resistance
teach trigonometry- calculate areas of colors
Power transmission through gears
POWER TRANSMISSION THROUGH GEARS.pdf
Power transmission through gears
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
calculate gear ratios
make advanced CAD dawings (patterns)
calculate momentum and force
Windspeed measurment tool
WIND SPEED MEASUREMENT TURBINE.pdf
Windspeed measurment tool
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
calculate gear ratios
make advanced CAD dawings (patterns)
calculate windspeed, gear ratios
Wind turbine
WIND TURBINE.pdf
Wind turbine
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
teach renewable energy basic (with house and pylon)
calculate gear ratios
make advanced CAD dawings (patterns)
calculate windspeed, gear ratios
Electronic resistance bending tool
RESISTANCE BENDING APPARATUS.pdf
Electronic resistance bending tool
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
teach that tools can be made, not bought
suitable in different curriculums - electricians, small electronic equipment assembler
RC controlled robotic car
REMOTE CONTROL ROBOTIC CAR.pdf
RC controlled robotic car
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
teach engineering principles - degrees of freedom
teach trigonometry- calculate movements and distances
learn robotics and programming
Electric generator
ELECTRIC GENERATOR.pdf
Electric generator
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
teach how current and voltage is generated
teach gear ratios
make advanced CAD dawings (patterns-gears)
Slicer Programs for 3D printing
EN Slicer_programs.docx.pdf
Slicer programs
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
teach slicer programs
how to place model into heatbed
change printing settings
SolidEdge basic
3D Modelling in SolidEdge 2019.pdf
Solid Edge basic
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
teach CAD modelling
teach how to model so, that 3D printer quality is good
make advanced CAD dawings
Robot arm
ROBOTIC ARM.pdf
RC controlled robotic arm
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
teach engineering principles - degrees of freedom
teach trigonometry- calculate movements and distances
learn robotics and programming
3D printed detail as casting mould base figure
3D casting mould.pdf3D plaster mould
Is multi purpose teaching tool.
You can:
teach moulds and plasters
learn CAD drawing
learn metal casting process
Bigger projects- Drone and Car spoiler
Drone frame and assembly!
This is little bit more specific and comprehensive topic.
That`s why we made it separate page. You can download all printable frame parts and also find parts list that you need to assemble your own drone.
Car rear spoiler!
Also little bit bigger project.
We use 3D skanner and 3D prnting and glass fibre and epoxy. Thats the closest experience you can get with 3D printing and prototyping parts!
Examples of 3D printing in technical education
Below are some examples how you can use 3D printing in vocabulary schools.
They are just examples and can be made by teacher or students.
There are numerous different opportunities. For example you can multiply some example parts so every student can have their own.
Be creative and try out different things. 3D printing is relatively cheap and if something goes wrong, then losses won't be big
EXAMPLE 1
You can use 3D printed parts in many different lessons as practical detail examples.
You can use them in:
technical drawing lessons
CAD drawing lessons
teach three-dimensional view of the figure, cutouts
teach measuring tools and techniques (vernier caliper, micrometer...)
Drawing1-Layout1.pdfDetail 1, 2ja 3-1.pdfDetail 1, 2ja 3-3.pdfDetail 5-Layout1.pdfDetail 1, 2ja 3-2.pdfDetail 1, 2ja 3-4.pdfEXAMPLE 2
You can use 3D printed parts as models or mock-ups for real parts. They are easy to make, clean and they weight much less.
You can use them in:
technical drawing lessons
examples of parts/models/versions of things
teach special measuring tools and techniques (weld thickness tool)
Weld thickness gauge!
Students can learn tehnics and tools how to measure different quality indicators.
3D printed example part is small, easy, lightweight and clean.
EXAMPLE 3
Lathe cutting clades deisplay model.
technical drawing lessons
examples of lathe blades, drills, cutting tools
teach special measuring tools and techniques
For example teacher can make one lesson task to put every blade to right place! Using 3D printing gives you opportunity to make section parts or multible ones- every group have their own!
You can use 3D printed parts as models or mock-ups for real parts. They are easy to make, clean and they weight much less.
Display what we saw in Polish school
Display we made using 3D printing
Our 3D printed example!
EXAMPLE 4
Metal pipes and profiles display
This model takes time, but it's not impossible to print. You can print pipe profiles out individually and then attatch them to display. there are numerous ways to do that!
It's also good and reatively simple task for someone new in CAD drawing.
EXAMPLE 5
Stencil
Stencil rulers what you can buy in shops usually ends with circle size 40 mm. We needed bigger ones, so we made them ourself.
Our model is: 35/49/45/50/55/60 mm openings. Printing time about 2h.
EXAMPLE 6
Bicycle grips
One way to integrate 3D printing to mechanical teaching is to start with simple parts.
One possibility is to give students task to make "tuning" parts for bicycle.
Then students will learn to:
creative thinking
engineering mindset
"out of box" thinking
measuring
CAD drawing
Slicer program
setting up 3D printer
