A rainy Saturday afternoon playing with Tinkercad in preparation for this weeks face to face session. Tinkercad is used to make 3D models, which can printed using a 3D printer!
You can turn your models into build-able lego brick designs (how cool if you don't have access to a 3D printer but want to make your models) or as a part of the Mine-craft world!
Tinkercad is accessible through any browser (Safari, Chrome and so on), it is free just requires you make a log on so that you can save your models. It does require a mouse, without one I think you'd find it very frustrating! It is most suited to upper primary and high school aged kids.
“Research indicates that strong spatial thinking, a skill necessary for creating three dimensional objects, is directly linked to success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics...spatial thinking can be taught and improved through practice." (Karon, 2015).
Karon, P. (2015). Teaching 3D Modeling to Children. CG Cookie. Retrieved from https://cgcookie.com/2015/05/29/teaching-3d-modeling-children/
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