3D Pen Projects for Beginners: 4D An Augmented Reading Experience

by Tammy Enz, Dario Brizuela (Illustrator)

Overview

Drawing and sculpture merge in this hands-on introduction to drawing with 3D pens. Step-by-step instructions will help you get sketching and structuring. You'll be 3D doodling in your makerspace in no time

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515794899
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Series:	Junior Makers 4D Series
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	343,777
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Tammy Enz holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in journalism and mass communications. She teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and has written dozens of books on science and engineering topics for young people.

Dario Brizuela works traditionally and digitally in many different illustration styles. His work can be found in a wide range of properties, including Star Wars Tales, DC Super Friends, Transformers, Scooby-Doo! Team-Up, DC Super Hero Girls, and more. Brizuela lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Table of Contents

Name chain -- Model home -- Puzzling stuff -- Fused flyer -- 3D fidget spinner -- Translucent tissue -- Beaded bracelet -- Palm tree -- Hidden picture candle holder -- 3D star -- Fat cat -- Glossary -- Read more -- Makerspace tips -- Internet sites -- Index.

Interviews

A great intro to STEAM, maker spaces, coding, 3D pens, and engineering. Hands-on, accessible projects for beginner maker space users; Online lesson plans help teachers and librarians get the most out of their maker spaces;

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2018
Gr 2–4—Here's a STEM series that takes advantage of new technology and encourages even young children to solder, code, and employ trial and error to achieve results. About 10 projects per volume demonstrate science principles such as pressure, conductivity, friction, and logic. The activities in each book are of uneven difficulty—the flimsy materials used in Building will lead to impressive collapses, and projects in 3D Pen have up to 22 steps. The app content is also inconsistent; the included videos range from demonstrations of steps or finished projects to archival footage to animated diagrams. Scratch is a standout for its color-coded instructions, photos, and screen recordings of each project's entire coding process. Numbered images show what the projects should look like at crucial stages. Overall the series has an uncluttered and cheerful design. VERDICT Above-average STEM activity books; select titles (and projects) carefully.

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