And the rich resources available on the site give students a chance to experience the design process in meaningful and relevant ways. Options to share and improve upon others' designs bring a high level of collaboration with one another and the wider community of creators, as well as opportunities to teach students about creators' rights and derivative works. Even if a classroom doesn't have a 3D printer, students can order prints of their creations from Tinkercad partners who produce and ship them. Imagine giving students the opportunity to bring science, literature, math, and even foreign language concepts to life by designing and printing objects around class content. Alternatively, students who are engaged with Minecraft in schools can extend their play-create experience by importing Tinkercad objects. There are tons of sample videos out there that teachers can show to inspire kids to think of the possibilities and see other kids in action. For example, in a challenge-based lesson, students could design a solution to an authentic problem from their community and then be given a couple of weeks to design and test their solutions.

Tinkercad could be used in numerous ways, whether that's in creating designs based on a scientific concept or being featured in a unit or class on 3D design and printing.

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