Create to Educate Lesson Plan Contest
Help inspire students to learn and solve problems through 3D technology by creating a lesson plan with a 3D printing or 3D design component. It can be a lesson for any subject. Submissions must include a PDF of the lesson plan and at least one .stl file. You do not need to be a teacher to enter.
Create to Educate Lesson Plan Contest
Prizes
- Ultimaker 3
- MatterControl T7X
- MatterHackers Pro PLA
- Crafty 3D Printing Pen from MatterHackers
- $100 MatterHackers Gift Cad
- $50 MatterHackers Gift Card
Sponsors
How to Enter
Contest Rules
- Designs must be original works and not remixes of someone else's design, or a pre-existing character.
- Entries cannot have been previously submitted to a Pinshape contest.
- Entries must comply with Pinshape’s content policy.
- Entrants must be registered with Pinshape to enter.
- There is no fee to enter the challenge.
- Entrants can submit as many unique entries as they would like.
- Contest open worldwide.
Judging Criteria
- How well defined is the objective of the lesson plan and does the lesson achieve it's objective? (30 points)
- Does the lesson plan include a relevant .stl file that enhances learning outcomes and (if applicable) instructions on how students can make their own? (20 points)
- How engaging and interesting is the lesson plan? (30 points)
- Does the lesson plan specify which state standards it is following & adhere to those standards? (20 points)
Please note - having your model 3D printed does help illustrate ease of printing and image quality.
If you are a 3D designer who doesn't have access to a 3D printer, please use this thread in our forums to reach out to a maker in the community who can print your design for you!
Judges
Mark Simmons
Technology Director | Sabine Pass ISD
Mark has worked in the Information Technology field for 20+ years with the last 5 years in education. He obtained his MS in Information Technology from American InterContinental University. He has deployed a 1:1 Chromebook environment multiple times. Mark is a gadget guy, always looking for ways to integrate new innovative technology into classroom curriculum. He has effectively incorporated 3D printing and drones from elementary to high school, making every classroom a "hackerspace". He is currently the Technology Director at Sabine Pass ISD. He is a certified Google Administrator and Educator Level 1 and 2.
Matthew C. Hartman
Educational Content Manager at NSTA
Matthew Hartman has been working with NSTA for the last six years as a course developer and eCYBERMISSION Educational Content manager. Before that he spent 8 years in a high school classroom teaching various subjects including AP Environmental Science and Algebra I. In his spare time he can be seen on stage performing improv comedy and on the ice playing hockey.
Heather Wolpert-Gawron
Middle School Teacher
Heather was the 2013 Department of Education Profiled Connected Educator as well as the San Gabriel Valley Computer Using Education TOY for 2009. She is the author of such books as: Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement, DIY for Project Based Learning for ELA and History, DIY for Project Based Learning for Math and Science, Writing Behind Every Door: Teaching Common Core Writing in the Content Areas, and ‘Tween Crayons and Curfews: Tips for Middle School Teachers. She has been a staff blogger for Edutopia since 2008 and shares all things middle school at tweenteacher.com. Heather is passionate about Project Based Learning and believes the Maker Movement for teachers is in curriculum design.
Josh Ajima
IFT - Loudoun Academy of Science & Dominion High School
Designer. Maker. Teacher. Stanford #FabLearn Fellow. #CTEMakeover Challenge Winner. @Formlabs 3D Design Award Winner - Top Educational Design. @Inventables 50 States Carver Winner - Virginia. @Thingiverse Featured. @Make Digital Fabrication Review Team 2014/2015. 2nd place Outsider Art Fair NY 2016 Babel competition. Blogger at DesignMakeTeach.com. By day: Instructional Facilitator, Technology for the Loudoun Academy of Science & Dominion High School, Loudoun County Public Schools.