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Taking FlightPart 1 - Exploring the Tinkercad Workspace

Teacher Lesson Planv2.0

Systems of Technology: Rapid Prototyping & 3D Printing

Overview:In this lesson, students will take their first step in learning how to designand print custom 3D objects. Students will start out using Kid Spark engineering materials to assemble an airplane model that is missing a propeller. Then, students will set up a Tinkercad account and explorethe Tinkercad workspace.

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Learning Objectives & NGSS Alignment: Assemble a model airplane using Kid Spark engineering materials. Set up a Tinkercad account. Explore the Tinkercad workspace. Scientific/Engineering Practice - Developing & using models Crosscutting Concept - Systems & system models

Pre-Lesson Preparation:1. Prepare enough Student Engineering Workbooks for each student.

2. Complete the Tinkercad Class Setup Instructions on pages 3 - 6.

3. Review the Student Engineering Workbook and Student Video Tutorial for this lesson. The Video Tutorial will need to be downloaded in order for students to be able to access it. Note: if working through the lesson as a class, you can choose to display the Student Video Tutorial on a shared classroom screen.

4. Make sure to become comfortable with the 3D printer that will be used.

Convergent Learning Activity:1. Make sure each student has access to a Student Engineering Workbook, a Kid Spark Mobile STEM Lab, and a computer.

Note: for this lesson, students will work in teams of up to 4 to assemble a model airplane. Then, students will complete the remainder of the lesson individually.

2. Make sure students are able to access the Taking Flight - Part 1 Video Tutorial.

3. Instruct students to work in teams of up to 4 students to assemble a model airplane. Point out how the model airplane is missing the propeller. Inform students that over the next four lessons, they will learn how to design and 3D print a custom propeller. For this project, we will be using a program called “Tinkercad” to design a new propeller. Tinkercad is an

easy-to-use, computer aided design(CAD) tool that allows ideas to be quickly turned into 3D models for 3D printing. CAD programs like Tinkercad are necessary for designing parts that can be 3D printed. There are many CAD programs available, but Tinkercad is very simple to use and great for designing new components that can easily be integrated into Kid Spark builds or projects. Note: it may be helpful to show students a propeller that was previously 3D printed. We have included a digital propeller file that can be found in the downloads section for this lesson. Simply download and 3D print the propeller to share with students. Student Engineering Workbook - Pages 4 - 6

Activity Time: 30 - 40 Minutes

Targeted Grade Level: 6 - 8

Student Grouping: Students will work in teams of up to 4 to assemble the model airplane for this lesson. Then, students will work individually to complete the remainder of the lesson.

Additional Lesson Materials: - Video Tutorial- Student Engineering Workbook

Kid Spark Mobile STEM Lab: Young Engineers OREngineering Pathways ORSnapStack

Note: Up to 4 students can share the engineering materials from one Kid Spark Mobile STEM Lab.

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4. Instruct students to visit Tinkercad.com and select the “Join your class” button. At this point you will need to provide the entire class with the class code and student nicknames that were created using the Tinkercad Class Setup Instructions on pages 3 - 6 in this Teacher Lesson Plan. Instruct students to record the class code and their individual nicknames on page 2 of their Student Engineering Workbooks. Students will need to retain this information to access their Tinkercad

accounts in future lessons. Student Engineering Workbook - Page 2

5. Work with students as they explore the Tinkercad workspace. Student Engineering Workbook - Pages 2 - 3

6. Make sure students log out of their Tinkercad accounts.

7. Instruct students to clean up their work areas and Kid Spark STEM Labs.

8. As a class, discuss the learning objectives for this lesson.

Assemble a model airplane using Kid Spark engineering materials. In this lesson, we assembled a model airplane using Kid Spark engineering materials. The model airplane was missing a key component: the propeller. In order to complete the build, a custom propeller needs to be designed and 3D printed.

Setup a Tinkercad account. For this project, we will be using a program called “Tinkercad” to design a custom airplane propeller. Tinkercad is an easy-to-use, computer aided design(CAD) tool that allows ideas to be quickly turned into 3D models for 3D printing. CAD programs like Tinkercad are necessary for designing parts that can be 3D printed. There are many CAD programs available, but Tinkercad is very simple to use and great for designing new components that can easily be integrated into Kid Spark builds or projects.

Explore the Tinkercad workspace. In this lesson, we learned how to navigate and adjust the Tinkercad workspace. It will be important to understand how to use the basic tools and functions within Tinkercad as you work through the following lessons.

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Tinkercad Class Setup Instructions Complete the following steps to setup a custom class in Tinkercad.

1. Visit Tinkercad.com and select the “Start Tinkering” button.

2. Select the “Educators start here” button.

3. Agree to the terms of service.

4. Create an account using an email address, or a Google or Microsoft account.

5. Optional introductory tutorials. Note: when you first open an account, you will have the option to participate in a few basic tutorials. You can choose to complete these at this time or come back and access them later.

Start Tinkering

Educators start here

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6. Select “Classes” in the top menu bar.

7. Select the “Create new class” button.

8. Select the appropriate information for the desired class in each drop-down box.

9. Select the class that was created.

Create new class

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10. Select the “Add students” button to start adding students to the class. Fill in each students name and a nickname in the spaces provided. Close out of the window after all students have been added to the class. Note: Students will use their nicknames to sign in to their individual tinkercad accounts.

11. Select the “Class Code” button to view class login instructions. This page can be displayed on a shared classroom screen or printed out when you are ready to start teaching the lesson.

Add students

Class Code

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12. To review student projects, select “Classes” from the top menu bar.

13. Select the class and student to review.

14. Select the project to review. From this menu you can review and provide feedback to students.

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