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3D Printing in Year 1
There has been some excitement in the Year 1 classes when two shiny black boxes were installed - 3D Printers have arrived in the Junior School.
Our Year 1 boys have been working on their 'How we express ourselves' unit with the central idea of: 'Stories communicate a message and may evoke emotions'. As part of the unit, boys were looking at the structure of narratives and the development of characters and settings. The boys were given the opportunity to design a 3D character using their Makers Empire app and then they watched their characters come to life via the 3D printers.
Whilst this exciting development was happening at Scotch College, the Year 1 girls at PLC were following a similar process, as they were working on a parallel unit of inquiry.
Last week, once all the 3D characters were printed, the boys then took their characters to PLC to introduce them to the girls' characters. The boys and girls shared their character traits and special powers. The teachers at both schools were amazed at the different 3D characters the students developed. Whilst at PLC, the boys and girls paired up and each pair had to choose a setting or two for their characters. They then developed a story, which they filmed on their iPad. The boys are now writing a story about their character and publishing in an e-book format.
We look forward to sharing other 3D printing adventures that will be happening in the Junior School throughout the year.
Mrs Amanda Ritchie
ILT Coach
