elementary education

Students Use Creativity, STEM Education, and 3D Printing to Create Prosthetic Leg For Baby Chick

We turn to 3D printing often in the medical field, many times to make custom prosthetics. But the veterinary field is also using the technology to create prosthetic limbs and…

How 3D Printing Facilitates Interactive Learning

In recent years, three-dimensional, or 3D, printing technology has experienced rapid development. In just the past year, 3D printing improvements have been found in various technologies such as printers for use…

Chinese Government to Put 3D Printers in All 400,000 Elementary Schools by Next Year

Education is probably one of the areas that will benefit the most from 3D printers in the long run. The problem though is getting the machines into the schools in the…

4th Graders in New Jersey Design and 3D Print Boats That Float in Order to Learn Geometry

I am often approached by teachers and school administrators who want to provide the best possible technology to their students. One of the first things they ask me is, “How…

3rd Grade Class Creates 3D Printed Hand for One of Their Own

I never get tired of covering stories by a group that many of you have now become familiar with, called e-NABLE. They utilize the wonders of open source technology, combined…

City X – Win a 3D Printer for Your School and Design a Better City for Aliens

If I could have your attention, please, for an important announcement: “Hello, citizens of earth. Our journey from the planet couldn’t have gone any better. Though we had a few…