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3D Printing & Design Summer Camp in Custer County, SD

Custer County is one of 66 counties in South Dakota. 3D Printing & Design Summer Camp works the same way here as anywhere: give a child a problem too hard to guess at, then refuse to hand them the answer.

Ages 9-14 · For families · South Dakota · Midwest

3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Custer County, SD
3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Custer County, SD

What the week actually is

3D printing teaches patience in a way nothing else does: the model is wrong, the print takes four hours, and the fix has to be found before the next run. Children learn to check their work before spending time, which is a life skill disguised as a hobby.

Day by day

  1. Design in CAD, badly, on purpose
  2. First print, first failure
  3. Tolerance and why it matters
  4. Redesign and reprint
  5. Showcase: the part that fits

Custer County, SD — what applies locally

  • Custer County is one of 66 counties in South Dakota.
  • Every public school district inside Custer County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
  • State: South Dakota · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Custer County, SD

Do they design their own models?
Yes, from the first day, in beginner CAD.
What if a print fails?
It will, and diagnosing why is half the week.
Do they keep what they print?
Yes.

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