Educators can always benefit from adding new resources to their toolbox. STEM resources for K-12 students are particularly appealing to teachers, schools, and parents who know that opportunities for hands-on activities in these areas can help bridge the gap between textbook learning and what is needed to pursue a STEM education or career.
One resource that educators can leverage are LulzLessons, which are free lessons from 3D Printer manufacturer LulzBot created for pre-university aged students.
LulzLessons are completely FREE for ALL educators and provide teachers with the curriculum, evaluation materials, handouts, graphics, samples, and all other resources needed to engage their students through real-world learning experiences. They are designed to show teachers how a variety of tools and resources may be used to achieve effective, engaging, and viable integrative STEM instructional practices safely in their own classroom. While these lessons feature many of LulzBot’s versatile products, they are suitable for educators with any brand of 3D printer, or even no 3D printer at all.
These lessons incorporate a diverse collection of standards and subject matter, and are a great way to demonstrate to students how STEM concepts penetrate many industries and areas of life. For example, Prototypes for Our Pets can open up a STEM interest for an animal lover where students will have the ability to make something unique, functional, or even highly specialized for a specific pet or species. Acoustic Amplification Creations will appeal to music lovers, where students will create an unplugged, acoustic device that can manipulate and change the amplification of sound waves!
LulzLessons can be a huge value-add for both students and teachers. Be sure to check out these free lessons and everything that LulzBot has to offer at LulzBot.com.