iBlock Objective:

Are you looking for a creative, project-based way to teach your students about computer-aided design? In this iBlock, students will construct a geometric self-watering planter in Tinkercad. This project will utilize advanced skills in CAD software and challenge students to think mathematically while designing.

• Grade Band: 6-8
• Primary Focus: CAD, STEM
• Secondary Focus: Geometry, Horticulture
• Additional Foci: Advanced Literacy, Transferable Skills, Social-Emotional Learning
• Suggested Product Category: 3D Modeling (incl. 3D printers, laser & craft cutters), Hydroponics Units, AR/VR, Data Loggers
• Teq Product Alignment: 3Doodler, Fork Farms, Formlabs, Inspirit, Makerbot, Merge, Ultimaker, xTool
• Academic Alignment: STEM, Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Art & Design, Hydroponics
• CTE Alignment: Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture, Arts, Entertainment, and Design

Here is a sample NGSS standard for this iBlock:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. (NGSS: MS-ETS1-2)

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