Moon Camp Design Challenge With TinkerCAD 3D (Advanced project for ages 8-12)

Completed by 7 learners

Ages 8-12

Live Group Class

Work as a team to design a moon science base for the Airbus foundation and ESA Moon Camp Discovery competition.

Mary Eleanora Fimbel

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(180 reviews)

Live video meetings

5x per week, 1 week

1-6 learners per class

45 min

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What’s included

5 live meetings

3 hrs 45 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

In this fast paced design and building challenge students will work as a team to design and create either portions of or a complete moon base following the guidelines of the challenge posed by the Airbus Foundation and the ESA in partnership with Autodesk. By enrolling in this course parents agree to the rules outlined for the challenge at: https://mooncampchallenge.org/discovery-guidelines/
In short these rules allow the program to share the designs online once entered. Learners also agree to complete their portion of the design and do their best to contribute as a team. Please note the deadline for entries to the challenge has been extended to April 22nd.

Please note learners should already have experience with TinkerCAD and completed the "Getting Started With TinkerCAD" course for their age level.

This course is great for students who love outer space and anything related to space exploration and travel. Learners who love TinkerCAD will also enjoy the challenge teamwork needed to be successful in this competition.

A rough outline for the challenge:

Day 1:
Meet the other members of the team, choose a team name and decide to challenge at the basic level (design one aspect of a moon base) or the advanced level (design the whole base). Begin brainstorming ideas.

Day 2:
Continue brainstorming and assign jobs for each learner to help complete the project

Day 3:
Build using TinkerCAD

Day 4:
Build and revise any plans that are not working

Day 5:
Finish any design portions, write up the report for the challenge and submit the project for judging.

Please note, ability to enter the challenge will depend on every learner completing their portion of the project. We will attempt to finish everything during the allotted class time, but some outside work may be necessary.

Learning Goals

Students will work as a team on a high level engineering project to create all or a portion of a moon scientific research lab from start to finish.  As a team the learners will decide which level of the challenge to complete and will use teamwork to complete the challenge in the alloted time.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

This course will require students to have taken Getting Started With TinkerCAD https://outschool.com/classes/getting-started-with-tinkercad-3d-design-ukum8hAx?sectionUid=e43502da-f408-428d-9dfd-47cc6fd00836&usid=X8BT2JB9&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link Learners will need an account at TinkerCAD.com We will also use the teacher collaboration feature. Please be aware of this and understand you are giving your learner permission to use TinkerCAD by registering for this course. You will still need to create a TinkerCAD account for your learner prior to the start of class.

Supply List

Account at TinkerCAD.com
TinkerCAD is COPPA Compliant resource see this article for more information: https://blog.tinkercad.com/2013/07/30/whats-up-with-education-accounts.  If a temporary account is needed while waiting for a parent-approved account for kids under 13 please message me for information.  These temporary accounts will be deleted without notice frequently to ensure student safety and to comply with Outschool standards. 

Read and agree to the rules at https://www.airbus.com/company/sustainability/airbus-foundation/discovery-space/moon-camp-challenge.html 
Paper and pencils for sketching ideas and making notes during class.

1 file available upon enrollment

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Sources

TinkerCAD.com TinkerCAD is COPPA Compliant resource see this article for more information: https://blog.tinkercad.com/2013/07/30/whats-up-with-education-accounts. If a temporary account is needed while waiting for a parent-approved account for kids under 13 please message me for information. These temporary accounts will be deleted without notice frequently to ensure student safety and to comply with Outschool standards. https://www.airbus.com/company/sustainability/airbus-foundation/discovery-space/moon-camp-challenge.html Student names will not be submitted to the ESA competition only ages, country, and optional gender information. Registering for this class indicates you have read the information on the ESA Moon Camp Challenge and agree to participate.

Meet the teacher

Mary Eleanora Fimbel

Joined June, 2020

4.9

180reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Texas Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts

Mrs. Fimbel has been teaching TinkerCAD 2D design for several years including one year on Outschool.  Additionally Mrs. Fimbel presented about using TinkerCAD in interdisciplinary projects at the Texas Computer Educators Association Convention in 2019.