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Worksheets3D Printer Assessment
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 19mins
What can you 3D Print?
Prosthetic Arm
Fruit
Houses
Toys
Real Animals
Plants
Food
What is this?
Filament
Glue
String
3D printers use plastic ________ on top of each other.
Layers
Paper
Order FIRST to LAST thing to do for 3D Printing?
Have an IDEA!
Put it in the computer
Computer "SLICES" item
Filament melts
Plastic layers to make item!
Match the following
Filament
Extruder
Build Plate
Display
Where is the extruder?
What is the main material used in 3D printing?
Metal
Plastic
Wood
What is the process of 3D printing called?
Layering
Stacking
Printing
Should I touch a 3D printer when it is working?
Yes
No
What does a 3D printer create?
An image with length and width.
An object with length, width, and height.
An image with length.
Where do you design your image for the printer?
On Kahoot
On Facebook
On Google Classroom
On a CAD program
What does CAD stand for?
California Aided Design
Coffee Adds Dimension
Computer-Aided Design
Coconuts Are Delicious
3D printers work by...
adding hundreds of layers (additive manufacturing).
designing shapes.
printing paper.
removing edges.
What material does a 3D printer use?
Glue
Slices
Filament
Extruder
True or False: You can print a camera using a 3D printer.
True
False
True or False: You can 3D print some parts of a camera.
True
False
What type of filament do the 3D printers in the STEM Lab use?
ABS (petroleum-based)
Google SketchUp
TinkerCAD
PLA (plant-based)
What is the best benefit of using PLA over ABS?
It comes in different colors.
It saves you $2 per spool.
It uses renewable resources.
Which part of the printer allows the filament to exit the machine?
The build plate.
The base.
The nozzle.
The filament tube.
Which part of the printer changes the state of matter of the filament?
The base.
The extruder.
The nozzle.
The filament tube.
Which unit of measurement is used in TinkerCAD?
centimeters
feet
inches
millimeters
How many millimeters are in 30 centimeters?
_____ mm = 30 cm
3 mm
300 mm
30 mm
3,000 mm
Describe the changes in the state of matter from:
filament → extruder → 3D printed object
solid → gas → solid
liquid → solid → liquid
solid → liquid → solid
All of these are reasons why 3D printers were not widely used before 2000, except:
3D printers were too big.
3D printers were too expensive.
3D printers weren't invented yet.
What is a 3D printer best used for?
Printing unique, specific, and custom projects.
Printing mass-produced, common objects.
Which object do you think would best be printed using a 3D printer?
How long does it take to print an object?
15 minutes
2-3 hours
20 hours
It depends; it could be any of the above.
