Name: To Print or Not to Print - Lesson Plan
Brand: Estes Education
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Materials

Each Student Needs:

Student Design Portfolio
Safety Goggles

Each Classroom Needs:

To Print or Not to Print Slide Presentations (included)
Estes 3D printed rocket:

Estes Rocket Engines (dependent on rocket)
Pencil
Ruler
Plastic Cement, Carpenter's Glue, CA glue and/or Epoxy (dependent on rocket - see instructions for details)
Fine Sandpaper
Hobby Knife
Masking Tape
Scissors
Clear Tape
Lifetime Launch System
3D Printer and associated printer filament
Colored Markers or different colored sticky notes (Enough for a class discussion)
Camera (optional)
Paint/Primer for rocket design (Enough materials for each student) (optional)

For This Lesson Plan

Standards

3-5-ETS1-2

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

MS-ETS1-1

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution.

MS-ETS1-2

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process.

HS-ETS1-3

Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.

1a. Personal Learning Goals

Students articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes.

1d. Transfer Knowledge

Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

Vocabulary

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

The production of a three-dimensional object by depositing materials in layers, also known as 3D printing

EXTRUDE

To force or push out

REGOLITH

The layer of material covering solid rock (planets, moons, and asteroids) and consists of dust, sand, soil and rocks

STEREOLITHOGRAPHY

A type of 3D printing (creates three-dimensional objects layer by layer) that uses a plastic polymer that hardens upon contact with ultraviolet light (laser)

THERMOPLASTICS

A type of plastic that melts when heated and hardens once cooled

Just Right - Lesson Plan

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