3D printer in school

As part of the digitalization of schools, the Phorms Campus Berlin South has had a modern Flashforge 3D printer since the beginning of the 2021/22 school year.

Recently, our math teacher Victoria Walter conducted an extensive project in the 10th grades focusing on "body observations", which was met with great enthusiasm by the students.


Question: How does the 3D printer work and how complex is it to use?
VW: Our two Science Teachers, Mr. Kuin and Mr. Rayment, have studied the functioning and use of the printer and can instruct interested colleagues. The handling of the device is quite straightforward: A template is drawn with the open source program Tinkercad and transferred to the printer after conversion into an STL file. The printer first calculates the printing time, which can be up to 20 hours depending on the complexity of the design, and starts the printing process. In the process, the filament is melted from the plastic spool and sprayed on according to the calculations...

 

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Question: How do you integrate the printer into the classroom on campus?
VW: The use of the 3D printer is actually possible in almost all subject areas and is very well received by the teachers. In addition to mathematics and physics, projects in art or geography are also conceivable. Not only can theoretical calculations of volumes and surfaces be made visible and comprehensible with the help of the 3D objects produced. The creation of abstract art objects and the production of topographical illustrative material are other possible areas of application...

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