The students in Mrs. Elsea’s 5th grade class have been working on a really cool 3D design challenge in Tinkercad. The original task was to create cat toys in Tinkercad that we could print and then donate to the SPCA for the cats to play with. Some students went with the cat toy direction, others created brushes for the cats, scratching posts, and food dispensing cat toys. The ideas were great and the designs were even more impressive! After a brief introduction to Tinkercad, students started building the products.

Then Mrs. Elsea invited a representative from the SPCA to come in and talk about what their needs are at their facility. We were please to learn that cat toys are on the list of items they need! She also answered important questions we had about pet safety and things to keep in mind as they perfect their designs.

Once their designs were complete, Mrs. Lingerfelt and I started printing them on the 3D Printer. The kids are really excited about this project and love that it will make a positive impact for the cats at the SPCA.

Cat Brush

Cat Ball Toy (we will put jingle bell inside)

We finished this project with a field trip to the SPCA to deliver the items that the students created for the cats. The students were so excited to see the cats interact with the toys that they created. Take a look at this video from HCPS TV to learn more about this project and see the highlights from our trip to the SPCA. (This lesson is featured at 17:43 in the video).