ESP Biography

Come and learn how 3D printing can let you take a creative idea through a design process into a real object and even on to a successful Kickstarter. Students will learn about the program at DCS/UPS and Silicon Valley Flex before they get a chance to see 3D printers in action and even create a small item of their own. Students will get a chance to meet Henry and Riley who launched successful Kickstarters while in middle school. At the end of the session participants will be able to: - Define CAD - Describe the process of 3D Printing - Give a brief history of 3D printing - Describe the "workflow" of going from a design to a tangible object in 3D printing - Describe Kickstarter - Print a small object of their own