29 Ekim 2017 Pazar

3D Printer Technology for Education

        I want to mention about 3D printers which is not common as it should be in Turkey. There are many people who do not know yet. Especially in mathematics issues that students have difficulties to imagine, some basic shapes can be printed by using these printers. I want to share a good example of pattern which is made with 3D printer.
   Most of students generally have difficulties to imagine geometric shapes, this causes that students cannot understand the logic of issues deeply. They solve problems without understanding why they do, just from formulas and rules. Sometimes angles are considered as there are just on paper but there are in everywhere of real life. Students can realize this fact thanks to this printed model and visual learning provides permanent information because students realize the relationship between angles and shapes in real world themselves. In addition, this model helps the students to understand the concepts of an angle and measure of an angle. Students have also difficulties to discriminate between them, most of them think an angle as measure of angle. By this model, they can also see relationship between types of angles obviously because angles can be removed from their places. For example, they can see that addition of right angle and acute angle is smaller than straight angle by trying to motion the angles. So, they can compare the angle of addition and straight angle.
         In this website, you can find more example of projects which is done by using 3D printer. https://www.thingiverse.com/education Moreover, you can order these kinds of models from 3D printer centers. If you want to more information about 3D design products, one of my friends is interested in these kinds of things. They prepare the products in different size and colors depending your wishes. I can help you to contact him 😊