News — 3D in classroom

Taken from WITN The CAD/3D printing work of several students at St. Peter Catholic School in Greenville is on display this month at East Carolina University. Some of the students visited WITN News at Sunrise on Tuesday. Art Teacher John Bell says students have been working in class and in after-school sessions to create items using CAD, or computer-aided design software, then printing them with the school's 3D printer. The work done in art class is a compliment to other parts of the students' curriculum. For instance, the printing of hands in 3D serves as an engineering component to the...

Taken from EdTech by Meg Conlan When the astronauts of the future require a replacement part, 3D printers will step in to fill the void. And thanks to the Star Trek™ Replicator Challenge, the students of today will understand that process first-hand. The Future Engineers challenge — named after a piece of Starfleet technology that generates matter at the push of a button — asks K-12 students to design 3D printable objects that will allow deep-space travelers of the year 2050 to eat nutritious meals during their journeys. With the May 1 contest deadline looming, entrants are giving her all she’s...

Taken from 3D Print. by Clare Scott rvine High School student Nilay Mehta knew that he wanted to work with prosthetics when he started his science fair project. When he began researching the field, he was struck by how costly prosthetic limbs are, so he set out to create a high-functioning limb for as little cost as possible.   Using a combination of motors and 3D printed parts, he was able to create a robotic, voice-operated arm for a cost of about $260. Many high-end prosthetic arms can cost upwards of $35,000. Cheaper options are available, but with lower cost...

Taken from EdTech by D. Frank Smith The appetite for 3D printers at school is increasing along with the spread of STEM education, ifMakerBot's recent social media contest is any indication. The 3D-printing company recently awarded four schools across the country with its devices as prizes in its #WeNeedaMakerBot contest. To participate, school leaders were asked to explain on social media how they would use a 3D printer from MakerBot if they were to win the contest. These posts then earned support from their fans, in the form of social media retweets, likes, favorites and more online props. The following schools...

Taken from Mashable. By Kellen Beck After spending some time out in the cold Wisconsin winter, Phillip the duck’s flippers were frostbitten and damaged. Lucky for Phillip, 3D printing has been proliferating in the human world and some of them were happy to help him out. SEE ALSO: Bubbles the 2-legged dog runs around with his 3D-printed cart Vicki Rabe-Harrison, Phillip’s new owner, didn’t want to see him struggle so she reached out to Jason Jischke at South Park Middle School, WBAY reported. Jischke’s classroom houses a 3D printer, which would be the perfect tool to make Phillip some new flippers. After...