Help me give my students the ability for them to print their engineering projects, so they can showcase their work.
$426 goal
This project expired on November 12, 2019.
This project expired on November 12, 2019.
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
Our Robotics Team's goal for 2019 is to spread their passion for STEM to their community and beyond! "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." -B. Franklin
Our Robotics Team 968 has won 8 Regionals, 1 Championship, and countless awards for their engineering and community engagement.
Our students come from a wide variety of households with many of them being the first to go to college in their families. Our school's diversity of backgrounds helps to create a collaborative community. We place focus on grades and STEM and provide structure to those who many not receive such attention elsewhere. We strive to provide high school students with opportunities to experience real world engineering through robotics. Every year, our students are given 6 weeks to build a robot to fulfill a task at the competition. As the varsity sport for the mind, our FRC Robotics team competes in the excitement of sport, with the rigors of science and technology. We challenge our students to build and program a robot to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It’s as close to "real-world engineering" as a student can get.
My Project
3D printing technology introduces students to engineering and design. 3D printing is still a very new technology that is not readily available to students. It has a "wow factor" that can engage students who would otherwise have nothing to do with their learning. 3D printing also inspires insightful discussion about online activities and how to be a responsible digital citizen. 3D printing is a technology that scientists and engineers are using to change the world. Putting that same technology into the hands of students introduces them to some of the challenges facing our community. It builds empathy, teamwork, and real-world problem-solving skills.
With these 3D printing supplies, students will have the opportunity to create 3D representations of projects assigned in any of their core classes.
They will also be able to join our growing FIRST Robotics team to create various objects to achieve the engineering challenge and build a competitive robot. Literally, any topic can become hands-on with this technology.
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