Over the past few months I have been experimenting with possible educational uses of 3D printing1, in two main areas: Terrain models The online TouchTerrain tool makes it easy to generate .STL files of bits of the Earth’s surface, which can then be easily loaded into a slicing tool that turns it into instructions for the 3D printer. I have a number of ideas for creating comparative models, to give students a tangible idea of the relative scale of different geological features and events. For example, you can…Continue Reading “Adventures in 3D printing”