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Curriculum Idea: Students will create a pumpkin and carving design Topic area: Design Description: Assign students to find/sketch their own design to carve into a pumpkin. Students can also be tasked with modeling their pumpkin in Onshape. Their are number of ways to make a pumpkin in Onshape with varying degrees of…

Curriculum Idea: In honor of Earth Day 2021, we have put together a lesson idea that educators can use with their students to teach them about renewable energy sources, get them interested in environmental engineering, and inspire the next generation of engineers to bring sustainable practices to the workforce in…

Curriculum Idea: Students will research and model simple mechanisms or mechanical movements Topic area: Mechanisms, Mechanical Linkages Description: Assign students to research mechanisms that change motion from one type to another or are used to transmit power. They can research the application of these mechanisms and…

Hi everyone! I'm with the PTC Academic team that is supporting educators using Onshape in their classrooms. Ever since PTC acquired Onshape at the end of 2019, we have been learning how to use this design platform and seeing how it could benefit educators in the classroom. As we became familiar with Onshape, we created…

Hey everyone! Here's another lesson idea we had kicking around for awhile. What kind of lesson's would you like to see? Curriculum Idea: Have students create models of the spaceship used in the movie “Passengers” or other spacecraft. Topic area: Helices Description: This is a fun way to introduce the idea of a helix and…

Here's another curriculum idea from the PTC Academic team if you are looking for new projects to bring into your classroom! Curriculum Idea: Have students explore the geometry of nature and then create their own models of it in Onshape. Topic area: Modeling nature, Using Patterns Description: Nature comes up with amazing…

Here's a fourth idea for a lesson around a model from the PTC Academic team! We would love to hear any feedback or see lessons that you use in your classrooms. Curriculum Idea: Learning about Physics, Assemblies, and Configurable Parts Topic area: Rockets Description: This project involves having the students do some…

Hi everyone. Here's our third installment of lesson ideas from the PTC Academic team! Curriculum Idea: Use CAD to model chemical compounds Topic area: Assembly and Modeling Description: This project focuses on using simple 3D models of atoms to create molecules. The DNA molecule is one of the most interesting and can be…

Hi Everyone! Here's the next idea in our series of lessons that the PTC Academic team wants to share. We'd love to hear any feedback that you might have. Feel free to share any lessons that you have created or transitioned to Onshape! Curriculum Idea: Capstone Design Project Topic area: Next Gen Transportation/ Electric…