No classroom can utilize a 3D printer without fun projects to motivate the learning process. Below you will find five fun projects for various ages and links to videos for the educational foundation supporting the project. The last project, Color Pistol For Light Painting, is a more advanced project, but covers many areas of science […]
Carrots and Sticks
As I look back at my educational foundation, there were several grade school classes that really tweaked my interests. Middle school does not bring any outstanding classes to the forefront of memory, although, I do remember many of the projects that were required, Science and Art in particular. Although, as a class, nothing stands […]
Art Puts The “A” in STEM!
STEM, the educational buzz word, is getting a face lift! Educators, over recent years, have been shaping curriculum to focus more on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Fallen by the wayside is the classic art class. Many primary schools have even eliminated Art from their curriculum to save money…how unfortunate. However, don’t fret, […]
It’s The Means Not The Ends
The new buzzword within the United States’ educational system is STEM or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Over the past several years our educational system has shifted or more pointedly focused on these subjects as perceptions suggests a faltering US effectiveness within the engineering and technology industrial sectors. Hence, many primary and secondary schools are […]