Adventures incorporating our 3D Virtual Makerspace offer students of all ages a hands-on way to learn 3D design.
To use any of these Adventures:
Click the Adventure Details button. (You may be prompted to log in.)
In the Adventures Detail page, click the red Add to My Adventures/
The Adventure will be available on your dashboard with a 6-digit code.
Share the code with your students.
Design challenges can be used for varying amounts of time, from 15-60 minutes, depending on grade level and level of detail in the 3D design.
The Adventures with an 🖼️ (picture) icon start out with a template that will take less time for students to complete. The ones without the icon provide students with a largely blank canvas to create their design and may take longer to complete.
Grades 3-8
| Design Challenge: Curate a Zoo 🖼️
Students take on the challenge of curating a zoo in the Makerspace making sure the habitat matches the animal. |
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Grades 3-8
| Disaster Defenders: Engineering for Safety
Challenge students to put their problem-solving hats on to design solutions to protect people from natural disasters. |
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Grades 3-8
| Create a Wind Farm
Guide students to an understanding of nonrenewable and renewable resources and considerations to designing a wind farm. |
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Grades 3-8
| Global Explorers: Taj Mahal
Students learn about the history of the Taj Mahal, take a virtual field trip there, and build their own version of the Taj Mahal in the Makerspace. |
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Grades 3-8
| Designing for a Cleaner Earth
Students read about how technology and their actions can protect the Earth. They then design solutions in the Makerspace for a cleaner Earth. |
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Grades 3-8
| Design Challenge: Moonbase
Students consider the challenges of living, working, and researching on Mars. Then, design a moonbase to support astronauts. |
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Grades 3-8
| Design Challenge: Metaverse Music Festival
Guide students through the considerations of designing a music festival. Students take a virtual field trip to a concert, then design their own festival scene in the Makerspace. |
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Grades 3-8
| Design Challenge: Create a Racetrack 🖼️
Students create a racetrack then program a vehicle to run the course. |
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Grades 3-8
| Design Challenge: Mars Rover
Guide students through the considerations of designing a rover for Mars. Students take a virtual field trip to NASA's JPL and then, build their own rover. |
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Grades 3-8 | Design Challenge: Curate a Metaverse Museum 🖼️
Guide students through the considerations of curating a museum exhibit. Students go on a wacky virtual field trip to a museum, and build their exhibits in the Makerspace |
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Grades 3-8 | Design Challenge: Theme Park of the Future
Guide students through the considerations of designing a theme park. Students go on a wacky virtual field trip on a roller coaster, and build their theme park in the Makerspace |
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Grades 5-8 | Design Challenge: Design a Bridge 🖼️
Guide students through the considerations of designing a bridge. Student take a virtual field to a glass bridge, then design their own bridge. |
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Grades 5-8 | Design Challenge: Knowledge 🖼️
Students reflect on their knowledge as a strength, and design a music video set showcasing their strengths. |
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Grades 5-8 | Design Challenge: Model Airplane
Students rebuild a model airplane using nine simple block shapes. |
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Grades 5-8 | Design Challenge: AI Algorithm Speedway 🖼️
Students learn how vehicle systems use AI to navigate and drive. Students take a field trip and build a path for their car in the Makerspace. |
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Grades 5-8 | Design Challenge: Build a Maze
Students build a maze in their Makerspace and create a Path for an asset to move through the maze. |
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