Tinkercad Tutorial: Cool Shapes

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Get Ready to Unleash Your Creativity with This Tinkercad Tutorial! Are You Ready to Turn Your Phone into a Fashion Statement? Use the Shapes Created in This Tutorial to Make Phone Bling, Zipper Pulls, Key Rings, Card Fronts, and Window Dangles - Anything Your Imagination Can Dream Up! If You Plan to Install Them Behind a Clear Phone Case, Be Sure to Print Them Thin (0.4mm) for Maximum Impact. Check Out the Video Walk-Through Tutorial: https://youtu.be/pWhpClUsNlc The Best Part? Printing These Small Shapes Takes Just a Few Minutes, Allowing More Students to Get Creative in Class! Overview and Background: Learn How to Create Patterns in Tinkercad That Will Turn Your Designs into Spirograph-Like Objects. Lesson Plan and Activity: Make Sure Each Student Has a Tinkercad Account to Join the Fun! Watch the Video Tutorial Together as a Class. For the More Cautious Students, They Can Copy the Objects Being Made in the Video; For the Adventurous Ones, Have Them Create Their Own Shapes After Watching How It's Done. Scale Down Your Designs as Small as Possible (This One Took 8 Minutes to Print at 33.33% - Perfect for Multiple Prints Per Class Period). To Bring Math into the Lesson, Ask Your Class: - What is the Total Number of Degrees in a Circle? (360) - How Many Repetitions Do You Want in Your Shape? - Use Division to Figure Out How Many Degrees to Rotate Your Pattern to Get It to Exactly Copy Into Place. Materials Needed: * Computer with Internet Access * Tinkercad Account * 3D Printer and Filament Skills Learned: * Tinkercad Design * Rotation Techniques * Mathematical Shapes Duration of Lesson: 1-2 Class Periods (1-2 Hours, Depending on Student Work Speed) Preparation: Make Sure You Have Tinkercad Accounts for Your Students and Enough Filament for Your 3D Printer.