Hershey's is printing chocolate, hospitals are printing prosthetics, NASA is printing tools at the space station, and TWE is the first elementary school in KISD to pilot a 3-D printer to explore the possibilities for the future. During professional development week, teacher teams met to brainstorm and plan how they will use the 3-D printer this year to enhance instruction - think printing 3-D plants to label, think printing actual 3-D shapes (cones, spheres, cubes), think printing hearts, lungs, brains to use in science labs and the list goes on. The possibilities are EXCITING! Students will also have the opportunity to make their own designs using Tinkercad and Google Sketch Up. We are looking forward to using our imaginations and new equipment. Thanks to PTA for funding our new 3-D printer!
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