Related Content

The past decade has seen an exponential increase of innovative applications of 3D technology in the geosciences. Here, we present a case study from the Florida Museum of Natural History applied to the multidisciplinary field of paleontology.

The use of 3D printing in science, technology, en- gineering and mathematics (STEM) learning is a promising way for integrated STEM education.

Fossils and the science of paleontology provide a charismatic gateway to integrate STEM teaching and learning.

Fossils and the science of paleontology provide a charismatic gateway to integrate STEM teaching and learning.

Engaging K-12 Students in Integrated STEM via 3D Digitization, Printing and Paleontology

DRIVING QUESTION: How wide is the scale of living beings that we encounter, even if we can’t see them?

DRIVING QUESTION: If you find a fossilized skull, what clues tell you if it is a mammal or reptile?

This is a poster session summary of Megan Hendrickson who is presenting her research on engaging K-12 students in integrated STEM via 3D Digitization, printing, and paleontology.

This video highlghts the iDigFossils project that is designed for teachers and students to use 3-D printers and scanners in order to create fossils. 

A new educational curriculum established by the University of Florida and the Florida Museum of National History is using 3D printing technology to bring kids closer to our pre-historic forebears.

A recently conducted case study on the effectiveness of utilizing 3D printing technology to teach intricate subjects within science to young students showcases what researchers from the University of Florida have been working on in a National Science Foundation-funded program called iDigFossils

A UF professor will help give 3-D printers and scanners to children in Florida and California. Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko, a UF associate professor of educational technology, helped lead “iDigFossils,” a project awarded almost $1.2 million by the National Science Foundation.

ITEST projects are presenting at conferences around the country this spring and summer. Details about where and when you can see your colleagues' work are included in this handout for your reference. Conferences include NARST, AERA, ICQI and ISTE!