Chess Army Challenge
The 3D Printer is a powerful tool for any engineer especially an engineer that is innovating creative solutions to unusual problems. We have access to a 3D printer and therefore we should be skilled at using it. After "Bridge Building" I anticipate the 3D printer being an invaluable tool.
This "challenge" is designed to familiarize you with the 3D printer. The winners of the challenge receive the highly prized "bragging rights" and the reminder to everyone else as we have their chess pieces displayed and used in my classroom.
Mr. Goodin is a valuable resource in completing this project.
The challenge specifics
You must design unique chess pieces that follow a theme of your choosing.
you must design all of the pieces:
king, queen, bishop, knight, rook, pawn
you must use the program tinkercad.com (tinkercad.com will only open in chrome, not ie or firefox (or so says mr. goodin)) to design your pieces. the base of the pieces cannot exceed 30mm by 30mm. the heights should follow standard chess proportions but are not predetermined. (pawns at about half height, king and queen slighter taller than the rest of the power pieces).
Designs must be completed and a SINGLE prototype piece (most likely the king or queen but if you would prefer another you may) must be created by Friday, Sept 4th. Then brief presentations will follow. Voting will occur. You will vote by secret ballot and may not vote for your own design.
The winning two armies will be printed in their entirety and set up on a board in the classroom that will be used for open games, and to remind everyone how awesome the designers are.
30 points for completion of a full and printable set of a unique chess army. bragging rights for winning.
This challenge will be undertaken as individual persons. NO TEAMS.
NO CLASS TIME WILL BE SET ASIDE TO WORK ON THIS. It should be done at home concurrent with Scale Bridge Building.
This "challenge" is designed to familiarize you with the 3D printer. The winners of the challenge receive the highly prized "bragging rights" and the reminder to everyone else as we have their chess pieces displayed and used in my classroom.
Mr. Goodin is a valuable resource in completing this project.
The challenge specifics
You must design unique chess pieces that follow a theme of your choosing.
you must design all of the pieces:
king, queen, bishop, knight, rook, pawn
you must use the program tinkercad.com (tinkercad.com will only open in chrome, not ie or firefox (or so says mr. goodin)) to design your pieces. the base of the pieces cannot exceed 30mm by 30mm. the heights should follow standard chess proportions but are not predetermined. (pawns at about half height, king and queen slighter taller than the rest of the power pieces).
Designs must be completed and a SINGLE prototype piece (most likely the king or queen but if you would prefer another you may) must be created by Friday, Sept 4th. Then brief presentations will follow. Voting will occur. You will vote by secret ballot and may not vote for your own design.
The winning two armies will be printed in their entirety and set up on a board in the classroom that will be used for open games, and to remind everyone how awesome the designers are.
30 points for completion of a full and printable set of a unique chess army. bragging rights for winning.
This challenge will be undertaken as individual persons. NO TEAMS.
NO CLASS TIME WILL BE SET ASIDE TO WORK ON THIS. It should be done at home concurrent with Scale Bridge Building.