Educational Classroom Lessons

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Geometric Animals

Author: Emily Hurst (Glowforge Education Ambassador)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Ready for a trip to the zoo? In this activity, students use what they know about geometric shapes to create a library from which students will build an animal.

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Build an Aquarium Exhibit

Author: Cathy DeCampli (Glowforge Education Ambassador)
Duration: 2 hours
This lesson introduces students to their school library’s subscription databases as a tool for their research projects and a fun place to satisfy curiosity.

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“Flat Stanley” Keychain

Author: Danesa Menge (Glowforge Education Ambassador)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
What would it be like to be Flat Stanley? In this activity, students will develop design skills and empathy as they create their own version of the character.

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Making Moves

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 2 hours
In this activity, students will identify and describe the phenomena of friction by using the Glowforge to print race cars and then conducting speed and distance trials to explore the effects of friction.

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Robotic Arm Helper

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
In this activity, students build and explore the A.R.M., identify its uses within the community, and imagine opportunities to enhance the design for a specific purpose or need.

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Plant Propagation Station

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 1 hour
The Glowforge and some kitchen scraps are all you need to watch the wonder of propagation while making a greener, healthier, and tastier classroom

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See Through Gardening

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
In this activity, students customize a see-through planter to view how a bulb changes and grows as it blooms and conduct experiments based on the plant’s needs to produce different growing results.

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Exploring the Miracle Hinge

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 2 hours
In this activity, students will explore the process that makes a flat material bend and become three dimensional!

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Assembly Instruction Designers

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 1 hour
Give this 3D helicopter model to your students without assembly instructions and challenge teams to work together to figure out how the helicopter works.

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Noticing Patterns

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 30 minutes
In this activity, students will make spiral drawings, recognize patterns, and find reflections and symmetry.

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Play It Loud

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
In this activity, students explore how different materials can be used to amplify everything from a voice to a cell phone speaker.

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Operation Organization

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
In this activity, students work collaboratively to design and print storage containers that help concession stands use their space more efficiently.

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R3Design Studio (Repair, Repurpose, Recycle)

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
This activity teaches students to consider their carbon footprint in a community-minded way. Students will modify designs to create a new version that incorporates a broken or unused item.

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Classroom Garden Planters

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 30 minutes
In this activity, students will print, and assemble mini gardens that they can distribute throughout their school.

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Tiny Homes Challenge

Author: Glowforge
Duration: 2 hours
In this activity, students will put their architectural and engineering skills to the test by designing an efficient Tiny Home that incorporates their knowledge of energy demands, light sources, and housing must-haves.

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