The Three States of Water

UPDATED 7.7.2019!

Water is made up two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Water as a substance is interesting due to the unique way it interacts in its different states. These specific properties, give the discussion of water an array of teaching opportunities from simple to complex.

All models were scaled to 65%. If you have the Z18 I'd recommend printing them full size for detail.

I also used the helper disks on the 4 corners to help keep the print from curling.

Used some cool red translucent filament when I printed mine.

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This is my project for the Makerbot curriculum course. I’m not a school teacher, but my goal was to create a project that was simple while having a wide range of application via customization. As is, this project could be used during a lesson that introduces younger students (in any educational setting) to the atomic structure of water and how it changes in its different states; or props for a science project. For older students, in conjunction with the lesson discussion, the class would be charged with creating the representations based on learned information. The inclusion of 3D Technology and modeling, allows educators to engage students of all learning types. I was having the some extruder issues when I was printing this. I will, however, be tweaking my design in the next month to play with the infill settings and the shape used between the bonds in the solid form model. I also encourage those who see this to play with the overall idea. I would love to see some unique re-makes of the models.