Background: As we have now completed our 2025 Market Day projects and our follow up work it is allowing us to concentrate on other projects that we have been exploring or looking at during the term. One such example was the previously detailed 'Miniature Bee Challenge' at the time we used the Tinkercad App and the AR/VR option as many of the design as possible as this was the 'publishing' for the students in this instance once their design was completed.
One such instance was the ear rings that are shown above. The student worked on the size of them on the basis of the bee, which was only 10mm long and created a honeycomb themed earring, which was then duplicated to produce a matching pair. As part of the project in general the student had researched honeycomb and was looking at the different shapes that are associated with it.
We have featured earrings several times this year as a way to produce something in high quality that the students can personalise that is also realistic to print in quantity - ie for a classroom. You can search for many examples on this blog by using the search bar top right and including the words 'earrings' in the keyword. We also have created an overview slideshow and video detailing all of the elements of this process (from a teachers perspective) which is located here.
As per nearly every design crated by students this year the process was using their iPads for research, then using the Tinkercad App to create the design, followed up by AR/VRing the object into place (again by using the app (Tinkercad) and the students iPads). In this instance we also followed it up by printing the design on the Bambu H2D.
Level of Difficulty: Low - this is an entry level task for students which was completed by an eight year old completely independently of the teacher using the materials listed above.
Size: The earrings measured 40mm across at the wide point were 50mm high and were 7mm thick.
Cost: According to Bambu studio on their detailed cost analysis the print used 8.6 grams of PLA filament and cost $0.21 for the creation of the print.
Timeframe: 37 minutes - ideal given the potential scale of the project.
What we would do differently/Next steps for the students: With some slight modification this task would be ideal to feature as a potential item for the 'Christmas Cracker' challenge.
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