3D Modeling in Math Class:
Educator Resources
Looking for ways to expand on your 3D modeling lesson? Check out some of the resources that we’ve compiled for you!
If your students are looking for a bit more practice with the fundamentals of SketchUp, the following resources are great places for them find tips, tricks and tutorials to help them become master modelers.
- Getting Started With SketchUp is a great YouTube channel that will take you and your students through the essential skills behind basic 3D modeling.
- SketchUp Quick Wins is a series of short and sweet YouTube videos demonstrating specific tools and how best to use them. Perfect for the quick learners in your class who are looking to take their models to the next level.
- Quick Reference Cards are a compilation of popular tools and their shortcuts, to help you and your students find what you’re looking for quickly.
- The SketchUp for Schools Forum is a great place to connect with the SketchUp Team, and more importantly with other teachers. Share tips, tricks and lesson plans with your fellow educators!
Check out the companion video for this lesson plan here!
Looking to expand these lessons? Try some of our suggested
tips below.
- Want to take this lesson into the physical world? Try having
your students create their own Hypsometer following tutorials
like these: Cardboard Hypsometer or Protractor Hypsometer
can be a great way to help them show their work virtually,
as well as on paper.
- Get creative with 3D Warehouse! The Components Panel in SketchUp for Schools gives you and your students access to one of the largest repositories of 3D models in the world. Use 3D Warehouse to help your students measure the dimensions of a model of their choice.