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3D Printer Gallery:
Makerbot Replicator

Our middle school students use our 3D printer for many things:
  • Class projects: When asked to make something, students have opted to design the object to 3D print for English Language Arts, Spanish, Science, STEM, and Social Studies classes.
  • Designs created in their spare time. Some examples include favorite characters from video games and things to reflect their personal interests.
  • Students have printed objects to solve problems. 
                    Examples:  backstage badges for Tech Crew for plays/musicals, fidgets for 3rd Street school students, Cell phone
                                         holders for tripods to use for video projects, 
  • Students have designed things for other people such as nameplates for parents/siblings and trinkets for gifts.
  • Chess club 3D printed trophies for a chess tournament they hosted!
  • Makerbot Tech Crew is responsible for maintaining printer, changing filament, troubleshooting problems and helping students evaluate designs for printing.
  • We use PLA filament in 10 different colors: red, blue, white, green, yellow, orange, purple, warm gray, cool gray & black.
Process for printing:
  1. Students can use Tinkercad, 3D Builder or any program that can export .STL files. 
  2. All designs are sent to Mrs. Gately & the Makerbot Tech crew for printing. 
  3. Mrs. Gately and the tech crew work with students to make adjustments necessary for the object to print correctly and make sure parts are properly aligned, supported and sized before printing.

Check out what we've made!

2017-18 Gallery

2016-17 Gallery: Hover over the picture to see the caption for the project.

Thank you Novartis for providing us a grant to purchase our Makerbot Desktop Replicator 3D Printer!

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  • Home
    • Contact Me >
      • Blog
      • Mrs. Gately's teacher page
  • Third Street
    • Computer Lab Favorites
    • Enrichment
    • Web Toolbox
  • Oxford Street
    • Enrichment
    • Web Tool Box
    • 3D Printer Gallery
  • High School
  • Tools
    • Extensions & Apps
    • Helpful Websites
    • Databases >
      • Elementary
      • Middle School
  • SLED Program
  • Teachers
  • Summer Reading