This article will go through the basics of what 3D printing is and how I am using it to help my teaching of both science and Biology.ģD printing in its most basic sense is printing a 3d object at very thin (0.1mm) layers at a time called slices. My initial plan was to print sets of hominin skulls as they were expensive to purchase and I wanted to have class sets of a smaller scale but my ideas rapidly grew as I started my journey into 3d printing. Īs 3d printing becomes mainstream and armed with an idea of being able to print scientific models using plastic I started researching at the start of the year how to build a personal 3d printer that I could easily use to make models for my teaching. Using 3D printers to teach Biology and Science.
