Unit 8 - Year 3 Lessons

Overview

Students will complete Unit 8 Year 3 activities using 3D modeling workflows.

Target skills:

Creative Problem Solving
Systems Thinking
Digital Illustration

Tools:

Tinkercad

Outputs:

Student-created digital artifact(s) saved to class folder.

Week 1 - Stamps

Lesson 1 - Build a Stamp

Goal: create a stamp model suitable for 3D printing and imprint testing.

Open Tinkercad and sign in.
Join stamp activity and create a new 3D model.
Make a new student Google Drive folder for exports.
Draw stamp shape.
Build base cylinder.
Set base height to 30.
Keep stamp-shape footprint under 20 x 20.
Place shape on top of cylinder.
Resize/move and lower shape into cylinder.
Export STL and prepare for printing.

Note: sand paper may be needed for clean imprint.

Lesson 2 - Repeat or New Stamp

Catch up unfinished work; finished students test and design another stamp.

Week 2 - Chess Piece Design

Lesson 1 - Chess Modeling

Goal: create chess board and/or pieces with stylized but recognizable forms.

Open Chess activity and create new model.
Review chess piece references.
Use rounded/lathe-style tool to convert 2D profile into 3D form.
Build half-profile, then refine curves by editing points.
Use backspace to undo/delete points.
Combine with regular shapes for details.

Lesson 2 - Continue Practice

Continue chess modeling and refine tool control.