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www.nasa.gov EXPLORATION IDEA PROFILE: Pinhole Projector EXPLORATION IDEA Create a safe and fun way to view the 2017 total solar eclipse with a 3D-printed pinhole projector shaped like a region, state, or country, showing the eclipses’ path and totality percentages. The files provided are editable so the user could individualize their pinhole projector. Currently, most 3D printers have one extruder head, so to create a multicolor print, each layer is assigned a color and once those layers are done, the filament color is changed. This process happens twice until the three color print is finished. TARGET AUDIENCE(S) The target audience is all ages, because of the range of abilities it takes to 3D print. If the users were younger they could just print out their pinhole projector and use it. If the users were older and more experienced they could edit their file or work by making a multicolor print. At each of the different levels, the user can learn more about the mechanics of 3D printing and design. POTENTIAL IMPACT The pinhole projectors are not only a way to safely view the eclipse, but also a way to develop spatial reasoning, 3D printing, and design skills. RELATED IDEAS/INNOVATIONS • Update the state shaped pinhole projectors for the 2024 eclipse • Create paper versions of the pinhole projectors for the 2024 eclipse MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT • 3D printer • Free or Third Party Modeling Software • Free or Third Party Slicer (3D Printer Software) EXPLORATION IDEA TEAM • Team Lead: Patrick Hass • Team Members: Lani Sasser
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EXPLORATION IDEA PROFILE:Pinhole Projector
EXPLORATION IDEACreate a safe and fun way to view the 2017 total solar eclipse with a 3D-printed pinhole projector shaped like a region, state, or country, showing the eclipses’ path and totality percentages. The files provided are editable so the user could individualize their pinhole projector. Currently, most 3D printers have one extruder head, so to create a multicolor print, each layer is assigned a color and once those layers are done, the filament color is changed. This process happens twice until the three color print is finished.
TARGET AUDIENCE(S)The target audience is all ages, because of the range of abilities it takes to 3D print. If the users were younger they could just print out their pinhole projector and use it. If the users were older and more experienced they could edit their file or work by making a multicolor print. At each of the different levels, the user can learn more about the mechanics of 3D printing and design.
POTENTIAL IMPACTThe pinhole projectors are not only a way to safely view the eclipse, but also a way to develop spatial reasoning, 3D printing, and design skills.
RELATED IDEAS/INNOVATIONS• Update the state shaped pinhole projectors
for the 2024 eclipse• Create paper versions of the pinhole
projectors for the 2024 eclipse
MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT• 3D printer• Free or Third Party Modeling Software• Free or Third Party Slicer (3D Printer
Software)
EXPLORATION IDEA TEAM• Team Lead: Patrick Hass• Team Members: Lani Sasser
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EXPLORATION IDEA PROFILE:Pinhole Projector
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• Connections to other technologies• Connections to existing information/research• Connections to educational standards• Connections to existing activities/projects• Universal design • Next steps
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