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LESSON PLAN LESSON Time: Date: May 9th, 2022

40 min
Instructor: Julie Lex Course: Practicum Unit: 3D Printing

Last Lesson: 3D Printing Intro – world of printing + applications

THIS 3D Printing Intro – tinkercad + 3D modeling

LESSON:

Next Lesson: TBD

SAFETY NOTES: Tie back long hair. Do not touch hot extruder.

SUPPLIES /TOOLS: REFERENCES/RESOURCES:

None Slides
Youtube videos
LEARNING GOAL: To introduce students to 3D modeling/tinkercad.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

 Understand design concepts such as scale, rotation, reflection, proportion

 Use tinkercad to create 5 distinct objects
 List uses for 3D modeling in film/TV

INTRODUCTION:

 Introduce students to topic

o How 3d modeling works
o What you can do with it
o Important terms to know
o How to get started on tinkercad
 Review of last class
o What is 3D printing?
o What are the 3 dimensions?
o How does it work?
o What are the pros and cons?
o Where is it found?
o Important parts of the machine
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Focusing Event
Youtube video behind the scenes star wars Mandalorian pt 2

BODY:

1. What is 3D modeling?
2. How does 3D modeling work?
3. Movie magic – star wars
4. Thanos – how it is made
5. Steps to making your own cosplay
6. Blockbench.net Minecraft mods
7. Printing process – rocktopus video (only show beginning)
8. Important terms
o Scale
o Proportion
o Rotate
o Reflect/mirror
9. Intro to tinkercad
o Creating a log in
o Direct starters to teach tools
o Assign 5 tutorials

CONCLUSION/SUMMARY:

 Recap
o How 3d modeling works
o What you can do with it
o Important terms to know
o How to get started on tinkercad
 Next steps for students to follow
o Make account, do direct starters, do tutorials
 Remainder of class time (if available) will be used for independent work on tutorials

EVALUATION: N/A

ASSIGNMENT: 5 tutorials assigned on tinkercad – Minecraft glasses, chess piece, creating a hole,
scale/copy/paste, and keychain with letters