For homeschool families
The 3D printing classroom management app
By Allyn, STEM teacher · STEMstarters
The problem
Your kids want to 3D print. Now what?
Where do we start?
Tinkercad and 3D printing can feel like a lot to figure out alone.
Learning it first
Most tutorials expect a grown-up who already knows the software.
Kids at different levels
Siblings need to work at their own pace, on the same printer.
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How it works
You don’t need to know Tinkercad first
1
Pick a lesson
Choose one build, or open a whole module for each child.
2
Kids follow the steps
They tap their name and build in Tinkercad, one photo step at a time.
3
Print and earn badges
You check their design, print it, and their Builder Badge lights up.
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What students see
One photo step at a time
A photo for every click
Students always know exactly what to do next.
Tinkercad side by side
The step stays open beside their design. Every lesson has a video too.
Learn alongside them
Kids can work on their own, or you can build together.
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Their Quest
Builder Badges they earn
A badge for every build
When you approve a design, its badge lights up on their Quest Path.
Badges they can hold
Every lesson has a badge chip to 3D print for a key ring or lanyard.
Always a next mission
Students open the app and see what to build next.
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Your parent view
Every kid’s progress
Up to 6 kids
One Home plan covers the whole family.
Their own pace
Lessons in order, one a week, or a choice board.
See where each one is
Know who’s ready to print and who needs a hand.
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Print queue
Every design ready to print
Know whose is whose
Each turn-in comes with your child’s name and lesson.
Check it in 3D
Spin each design before you spend any filament.
Approve or send back
Download to print, or return it with a note.
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What’s inside
A full school year of 3D design, ready on day one
27
core lessons in 3 modules
9
holiday lessons
391
photo steps in Module 1 alone
Plus a video for every lesson, printable Builder Badge chips, and new lessons added through the year. Made by a STEM teacher.
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Sample: Module 1, The Basics
Each lesson adds a new skill
Week
Lesson
Steps
New Tinkercad skills
1
Spinning Top
39
Basic shapes, resizing, raising shapes, exporting an .STL
2
Spaceman Pencil Topper
34
Typing exact sizes, the Align tool
3
Nameplate
37
Text, hole shapes, Group
4
Cookie Cutter
36
Importing an .SVG, the Scribble tool
5
Croc Charm
41
Duplicate (Ctrl + D), lining up shapes
6
Cord Clip
43
Rotating 90°, measuring a real object
7
Bookmark
50
Thin, precise parts, right-aligning
8
Winners Award
55
Round Roof shape, resizing text to fit
9
Bubble Wand (capstone)
56
Tube and Torus shapes, rotating 15°
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The Home plan
Everything in 3D Print Quest, for up to 6 kids
Before Jan 1
$79/yr
Home · Early Bird
From Jan 1
$99/yr
or $10 a month
All lessons, photo steps, videos and badges
$79 a year locked in as long as you subscribe
Module 1 lesson plans free today
Full refund anytime before Jan 1, and through Jan 31
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