Student Design Portfolio for 3D Printing - Utensil Redesign

The Student Design Portfolio for 3D Printing - Utensil Redesign provides direction to students as young as eight in a hands-on challenge. This resource imparts core concepts of design thinking strategically applied from ideation to testing.

Learning Methodology

• Experiential learning focused on problem-solving revolving around a utensil's design.
• An exciting opportunity for students to engage in empathy and discovery research, brainstorming sessions, solution planning and prototyping phases before finalizing their proof-of-concept.

Skill Development

This portfolio nurtures not just 3D printing skills but also emphasizes the development of critical thinking abilities related to problem-solving and creative thought-processes set at their pace. They experience the entire journey of project development within this comprehensive 8-day curriculum which strikes a perfect balance between individual accountability and team collaboration.

Resource Utilization

This portfolio can seamlessly be used by educators in various scenarios like whole-group lessons, small group instruction or even remote teaching situations because of its flexible format combined with cost-effective techniques suitable for conventional classroom structures or homeschool curriculums.

Audience Compatibility

The student portfolio includes:

Discovery Research

Empathy Research

How Might We creation

Brainstorming

Choosing a Solution

Planning a Solution

Prototyping

Testing

Sharing

Redesign

Assessment

Reflection

You could hand this portfolio to your students and walk them through the lesson plan. Everyone can be designing and 3D printing within a week. Everything you and your students need to complete this 3D printing project!

This student portfolio is an example of the Designing 4 Humans project planning method used by WhyMaker.

This is 8 days of student documentation and planning shows their development and growth throughout the 3D printing project. Detailed instructions on what the student will do each day helps keep them focused. This lesson is appropriate for all students ages 8+. The lesson works well for remote instruction.