MakerBot Educators Guidebook 3rd Edition

MAKERBOT EDUCATORS GUIDEBOOK Chapter 4: Curriculum Project Ideas
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Draw a Construction Line (L) to the right of the
silhouette, this will serve as the axis with which the
silhouette will revolve around. Next, click Create >
Revolve. On the Revolve menu, select the silhouette as
the Profile and select the construction line as the Axis.
Click OK. Export as an STL.
Construction Line
Silhouette Selected
Silhouette Revolved Around Line
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Prepare the file to print. We recommend orienting the model upside down to reduce print time and the need for
printed supports.
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EXPLORING MORE PROJECTS
ROMAN SCULPTURE - LAOCOÖN
AND HIS SONS
Thing #: 2720417
@icefox1983
Students can select and print statues and structures
inspired by the art of Ancient Greece & Rome. These
prints can be used in a variety of ways - from studying
art forms and architectural marvels, imagining
how these statues looked painted and how they
represented, making inferences about the time’s
politics and environment, to observing how these
statues and structures reflected the eras in which they
were created.
Licensed Under: CC BY 4.0
GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA
Thing #: 296260
@MakerBot
Give students the opportunity to hold the Great
Pyramid in their hands and see how each block of stone
makes up this famous structure - students can also
look inside the pyramid to get a better idea of how the
pyramid was used.
Licensed Under: CC BY 4.0
ROMAN AQUEDUCT
Thing #: 3552200
@Juest1147
Using one of the many aqueduct prints found on
Thingiverse, have students hypothesize what the
structure was used for. Next, discuss methods of
moving freshwater from a source to different locations
in a city. With 3D printing, allow students to design
and print their own aqueducts that can move water
from one location to another.
Licensed Under: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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