3D Spatial Visualization Skill Building

This twelve-page instructor guide from Edmonds Community College provides a lesson plan building three-dimensional (3D) spatial visualization skills as applied to additive manufacturing tasks. This activity builds visualization skills by having students rotate a solid object on a build platform. Students learn about the orthogonal Cartesian coordinate system, types of rotations possible, and the right-hand rule. This activity is designed for upper level high school through introductory technical education classrooms, and takes one class period. This instructor guide includes the following sections: Student Learning Objectives, MatEdU Core Competencies Covered, Equipment and Supplies Needed, Curriculum Overview and Instructor Notes, Module Procedures, and an Evaluation Packet.