Design a 3-D Printed Keychain Using Tinkercad
by Laurie Altringer
Students will design a keychain in Tinkercad, strengthening their understanding of metric units and design, while also using the following mathematical vocabulary: volume, prism, cylinder, millimeters, length, width, height, vertex, vertices, dimensions.
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Technology 4. Innovative Designer Engineering S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Geometry (G)
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