Have you ever wondered how a 3D-printed object can be movable – even though it consists of only a single piece?
In this STEM club just for girls, you'll get to the bottom of this very question and design your own fidget. Together we'll discover how simple shapes and clever mechanisms can be used to create exciting, movable objects.
We'll take a closer look at various fidgets and consider: What rotates? Where do parts move against each other? And why does it even work?
Step by step, you'll develop your own fidget design. You'll start with sketches and simple models, then digitally implement your idea using a 3D design tool. In doing so, you'll learn to combine shapes, adjust dimensions, and work precisely.
Your design will then be printed with a 3D printer and tested: Does it rotate? Does it click? Does it feel good?
In the club, you'll have plenty of room to experiment, improve, and develop further. Along the way, you'll learn how technology, mathematics, and creativity work together – and how an idea becomes a real, functioning object.
STEM club for girls: Fidgets from a 3D printer
STEM club for girls: Fidgets from a 3D printer
Wed, 03.06. – Wed, 10.06. – Wed, 17.06. – Wed, 24.06. – Wed, 01.07.
each day from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Recommended age: 10-16
In the Maker Lab, Headquarters A32
Rohrdamm 88
13629 Berlin
This course is a working group with 5 sessions.
Have you ever wondered how a 3D-printed object can be movable – even though it consists of only a single piece?
In this STEM club just for girls, you'll get to the bottom of this very question and design your own fidget. Together we'll discover how simple shapes and clever mechanisms can be used to create exciting, movable objects.
We'll take a closer look at various fidgets and consider: What rotates? Where do parts move against each other? And why does it even work?
Step by step, you'll develop your own fidget design. You'll start with sketches and simple models, then digitally implement your idea using a 3D design tool. In doing so, you'll learn to combine shapes, adjust dimensions, and work precisely.
Your design will then be printed with a 3D printer and tested: Does it rotate? Does it click? Does it feel good?
In the club, you'll have plenty of room to experiment, improve, and develop further. Along the way, you'll learn how technology, mathematics, and creativity work together – and how an idea becomes a real, functioning object.
In this course you will learn
🔍 Understanding how fidgets and other moving objects work
🧠 Discover how smart design, clever shapes and targeted free spaces create movement in 3D printing
📏 Precise work with shapes, dimensions, and symmetry
🔧 Test, improve and further develop your own designs
💡 Combining technology, creativity, and problem-solving
Accompanying you in the course
Nicole
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