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How to Pick the Right 3D Printer for Your Classroom or Library

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In September’s blog , I shared with you reasons why 3D printing should be a part of your library programming. This month we’ll be looking at how to choose the right 3D printer for your space. This month we’ll be looking at how to choose the right 3D printer for your space. Print Speed .

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Living in a material world: the importance of materials science and engineering

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Living in a material world: the importance of materials science and engineering. Published: TALK LIKE A MATERIALS SCIENTIST AND ENGINEER. ALLOY — a metallic material made of two or more elements. CERAMIC — a material made by heating inorganic non-metallic components, such as clays. PROPERTIES AND PROCESSES.

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6 Easy No Prep STEM Activities that Kids LOVE!

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You want to get children involved with them, but some of the STEM activity sets out there are so expensive and complicated, and you are too busy to be gathering the materials and coming up with ideas for these types of experiments yourself! For this STEM activity, kids can use uncooked spaghetti and marshmallows to create 3D structures.

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Tangrams: A Cross Curricular, Experiential Unit

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Recognize right triangles as a category, and identify right triangles. Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., Materials: Tangrams (can be made or bought – I have purchased several sizes and types over the years).