We started our 3D printing project today. Students began by taking a Google Earth tour of different monuments, statues, and structures all over the world and then worked to find more in-depth information about one in small groups. Their goal is to find out who made them, but more importantly why they were built, what the structure inside looks like, and where they were placed on the landscape. Students will be using this information to make intelligent decisions when they design and build their own things in a new Minecraft world starting on Tuesday.
(Image snipped from Google Earth's 3D modeling mode--really great for virtual tours)
(Image snipped from Google Earth's 3D modeling mode--really great for virtual tours)