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This 5:58-minute talk, from designer Bastain Schaefer and TEDGlobal, asks individuals to consider the possibility that, someday, our jet planes could be made by using 3D printers. As he asks: can individuals imagine jet planes with strong, flexible forms "that's full of light and space - and built...

This experiment will help to illustrate creep in metals at room temperature. Step by step instructions are included for instructors to set up specimens to use in the demonstration. This activity would be appropriate for high school and college level students. The lesson should take about one week of...

This classroom module will give students "an overview of the materials used in Additive Manufacturing printers, including the properties, process, Strength, production time, uses, post processing requirements and relative cost for use." At the end of the lesson, students will have a general...

This classroom module will give students "an introduction to Additive Manufacturing Terminology used in manufacturing and in the classroom." The lesson focuses on orienting students to the standard ASTM International terminology used in additive manufacturing and explore the basic processes used in...

This classroom module will give students "an introduction to the terminology used when using the coordinate system and testing methodologies for additive manufacturing." The lesson focuses on orienting students to the Cartesian coordinate system, including x, y, and z coordinates, and the standard...

This 13-page guide, from the Minnesota State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence, is intended to help manufacturers create partnerships with local schools.  The guide includes partnership ideas that "...range from tours of facilities, to internships, and everything in between." Partnering...

Completed in 2010, this competency model for Advanced Manufacturing was developed by a group of leading industry organizations gathered by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The pyramid model includes six levels of competencies: Personal Effectiveness, Academic, Workplace,...

This webpage, provided by the Georgia Institute of Technology, includes videos from the Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated To Unlock Potential (AMP-IT- UP) project. AMP-IT-UP is a partnership between the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Griffin-Spalding County School System....

​​​​​This 80-page teacher guide, provided by the Minnesota State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence, includes ready-made lessons for students in grades 6-12 to explore careers in manufacturing. This guide includes the following chapters: What is Manufacturing, Manufacturing in Minnesota,...

This video from Minnesota State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence introduces a teacher guide to help teachers promote the sharing of information about manufacturing careers in the classroom. The video provides an overview of the tool kit, suggestions for implementation, and why it is...