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High school robotics team mentors bring 3D‑printing curriculum to Catalina Foothills third graders
Summary
High school members of the Pioneer Robotics team worked with Sunrise Drive third graders to develop and pilot a 3D‑printing curriculum tied to the district’s animal adaptations science unit. Board members and administrators praised the multi‑year mentorship and small grants that helped expand materials and printers.
High school members of the Pioneer Robotics team this month demonstrated a student‑designed 3D‑printing curriculum that Sunrise Drive third graders used in their science unit on animal adaptations. The showcase, presented during the Catalina Foothills Unified School District governing board meeting on Sept. 30, highlighted cross‑grade mentorship and community support for classroom technology.
The program pairs high‑school robotics mentors with elementary classrooms. "A big part of Pioneer … is we have to have, like, a service project," said Christian Pearson, identified in the meeting as team captain of Pioneer Robotics. "We were big on 3D printing and robotics, and we use that for all of our prototypes and to develop a robot. So we thought about how we can take out what we know and our process of it and kind of simplify it and teach it to the elementary schoolers." Owen Kantragulner, introduced as…
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