Mastering Tinkercad Instructor - Paperback

by Ed Charlwood (Author), Jake O. Sugden (Editor), Joshua Manley (Editor)

Tinkercad is the perfect tool for STEM education. With over 70 million users, It's the most popular Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software worldwide, and it's FREE!

Do you want to combine the tangibility of making with the digital confidence of computer-aided design (CAD)? Tinkercad is THE place to start!

This Instructor Workbook walks you through 3D modeling, Circuit Design, Codeblocks, prototyping, laser cutting, augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), and more so you can confidently introduce CAD to your students and learn how to teach the basics quickly! It includes the answer key to the Student workbook, as well as additional detailed explanations about various tools and their use.

In a few days, you'll gain confidence to support your students with easy-to-follow tutorials, extra explanation pages, challenges, online resources, and answer keys. Whether you want to teach 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics prototyping, or creating custom designs, you will master how to teach the fundamentals quickly.

This book includes information about:

• CAD
• 3D Design
• 3D Printing
• Laser Cutting
• Design Thinking
• Codeblocks
• Circuits
• Prototyping
• Arduino
• Micro: bits
• Sim Lab
• Blocks and Bricks
• Export and Import
• Electronics
• Lesson Planning
• Collaboration
• Accessibility
• Tutorials
• Design Challenges
• STEAM Activities