3D Printing

In the Smithsonia link they are stating no matter what grade level it is, K-12 learning is going to be exciting and possible which makes the teaching valuable to the students when they are engaged and give them an opportunity to explore these 3D objects which can help them observe and use their critical skills. By building and using the 3D printer, students are able to visualize the product which will help with their observational skills. Educators will then be able to use technology in the classrooms that will teach and make school a better learning environment.

The link in 3D Printers in schools, the role of this printer in education is to equip people to understand how this machine works and that there is new technology that is important that will help prepare them for the world. Since technology is evolving, the 3D Printer shows students trial and error to demonstrate shapes that can be effective that will deliver the curriculum. The manufacturers and staff that participated got support to use the printer effectively.

There are many teaching approaches that educators can use when it comes to using technology. For the classrooms for example science they could print out animals so the students can see the structure of these animals. In engineering projects can be made to expand a student’s knowledge. For math, graphs can be printed, Pythagoras Theorem and Trigonometry.