Lesson: Creating Your Own Jewelry
Lesson Overview
- Objective: Learning TinkerCAD basics — adding and subtracting shapes
- Recommended grade level: 3rd-8th grade
- Time to complete: < 1 hour for design, plus ~5-30 minutes per piece for printing (we advise doing this part overnight)
Materials needed
- Laptop (or Chromebook) with internet access
- 3D Printer (e.g. MakerBot Replicator)
Problem Statement
Create your own jewelry piece!
Design criteria:
- No longer than four (4) inches on any side.
- Flat on one face
- (Optional) Hole for necklace to loop through
Example jewelry made by students





Suggestions for calibrating difficulty
- To get started: Create a necklace using a basic TinkerCAD shape, a hole (use a cylinder), and text for your name
- To add a little challenge: Personalize your necklace with a more complex 3D shape — just remember to have one face be flat!
- To add a lot of challenge: Create a ring with text or images around the outside, or a bracelet with multiple pieces that can be joined by string.