Tech-y Terms
What is 3D Printing?
Career Innovating with
3D Printing
3D Printing
TinkerCad
100
What word can be defined as "The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry"?
Technology!
100
What can a 3D printer used for?
ANYTHING!
100
Name one innovative way that 3-D printing is being looked into for the future.
creating food, creating living organs or cells, and buildings
100
True or False - you can use TinkerCAD for completely free.
TRUE!
200
What type of tool uses PLA filament (usually made of plastic) to create 3D objects?
3D printer!
200
What substance is used to create 3D objects? (HINT: I might've mentioned it in a previous question)
PLA filament
200
True or false- are people able to make edible items from 3D printers?
True
200
What is the blue grid called on TinkerCAD?
Workplane
300
The motherboard!
300
How is a 3D object created by 3D printers?
Printed layers by layers
300
How do medical providers use 3D Printing to assist individuals with certain physical disabilities?
Customize specialized braces or artificial limbs to help support their daily life activities
300
Name 3 objects that you can drag onto the platform on TinkerCAD?
numbers, shapes, or letters
400
What is one of the big differences between these two types of storage drives? (bonus points if you can name both types of files)
The biggest difference between HDD (left) and SSD (right) is that SSDs are significantly faster.
400
What are some different materials that 3D printers can use?
plastic, metal, cement, powder, living cells, edible material
400
Name one edible item that people have made using 3D printing.
chocolate, pizza, hash browns, cookies, brownies, crackers, fish, and chips
400
Which function do you need to use if you want to put a object in the middle of another one?
Align
500
A Graphics Processing Unit (GPU or "Graphics Card")
500
What program will we use today to create the files for 3-D printing?
Creality
500
One application of 3D printing in the medical field is the printing of organs for transplants. What is one organ that is being printed?
liver, heart, kidney, blood vessels
500
What does the "CAD" in TinkerCAD stand for?
Computer Aided Drafting*
*Drafting* = In engineering/design, drafting refers to the creation of technical drawings/blueprints to serve as a visual aid to show how an object is design, how it operates, and how to manufacture it.