3D Printing Microfossils
Summary
This resource provides a number of stl files that are a result of IODP and Joides Resolution coring and recovery efforts. These files can be 3D printed to provide students with a tangible example of something that is microscopic, and found in sediment cores.
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Context
Audience
This resource can be used with any content area, but classes studying the ocean, geology, or fossils would benefit the most.
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
Students only need observational skills.
How the activity is situated in the course
This resource can be used in an inquiry activity, as an exploration, or in art projects.
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity
Students will have a better understanding of what microfossils look like.
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
Students will make observations about the microfossils.
Other skills goals for this activity
Description and Teaching Materials
Each slide in this document provides an image of a particular microfossil, as well as a link to an stl file on MakerBot's file repository, Thingiverse. The stl can be downloaded and 3D printed for students to use in making tangible examples of microfossils using clay, or even colored with markers to make microfossil stamps.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14kuW5eQLJq9d_SjkPdThHSacbPHPqi2oJ1vlm104kpw/edit?usp=sharing
Teaching Notes and Tips
The teacher will need to have access to a 3D printer.
Assessment
This resource can be used in a variety of ways. It is meant to be exploratory, to provide a tangible example of a microscopic fossil.
References and Resources
Stl files are produced from svg files of images from Joides Resolution and IODP
Learn more about theInternational Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)