STEM Jam

Half Day Training Workshop on 8 November (Saturday)

FS 104, 1166 Fort Street Mall, Hawaii Pacific University. 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

STEM Jam is a "challenge" or competition that encourages middle and high school and engineering students to test their abilities and innovating skills in the world of math and science. The co-organizer, Collin Kobayashi is an entrepreneur with a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software training program that enables users to create 3-dimensional (3-D) designs in a fun and innovative way. Participants will attend a half day workshop to learn how to use the software, and design a product using CAD. Students will be given a theme for the design. Students' designs will be submitted to a competition run by 3D Innovations, LLC and HPU Entrepreneurship Center. Students should work individually. The prizes include software licenses and an actual 3D model of the winning design.

Themes:

1. Today’s Design: Product design for today’s use

The theme for this category is to have students model a product that is used as an

everyday item. Students will model a product to understand some of the design

aspects and engineering functions used when designed by engineers.

Rules:

Designs must originate from a 3D modeling software program (Solidworks, Inventor, Maya, etc.) Designs can be modeled at full scale. If your design is selected as a finalist, the model will be scaled down to fit within a 8” x 8” x 8” volume area.

Models will be judged on the following criteria (1-10 point scale system):

• Originality
• Technical modeling ability
• Difficulty of model
• Realistic appearance
• Creativity

Students will have a maximum of 1 week to develop their designs. All designs shall be

completed and submitted to 3dcontest@3d-innovations.com no later than 11:59pm on November 16, 2008. Files need to be submitted in both .stp and .stl formats.

Winning designs will have their models printed out using either FDM or Rapid Prototyping 3D Printing Technology.

Eligibility:

The contest is open to all middle and high school students. Students may use software at their schools location. If no software is available, the contest organizers will make every effort to provide trial versions of Solidworks to students.

A 4-hour training session will be held at Hawaii Pacific University, 1166 Fort Street Mall, Computer Lab Room 104 on November 8, 2008. This training session will cover the features of Solidworks 2009 and provide students with a basic understanding of how to design a 3D model using industry standard design software.

Schedule

NOVEMBER 2008

Nov. 8, 2008: A workshop will be taught by Mr. Kobayashi in a computer classroom at HPU’s FS 104. 1166 Fort Street Mall. 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Nov. 9-14, 2008: Students start working on their design projects, using the skills learned from the seminar.

Nov. 12, 2008: Mr. Kobayashi may meet with students in the classroom to answer any questions. Room 104 from 3 pm to 5 pm.

Nov. 16, 2008: Students will submit their design file to Collin, who will then judge them based on established criteria.

Nov. 22, 2008: Winners will be announced at the Hawaii Young Entrepreneurs Summit and Fest

About 3D Innovations, LLC and the Educational Training Program (ETP)

The STEM Jam seminar will introduce the basics of 3 dimensional (3D) Computer Aided Design (CAD) and drafting. 3D CAD is used by many design intensive fields, such as engineers, architects, and other professionals. The program can to help you unleash your imagination by helping you create three-dimensional designs on the computer that can be physically reproduced. The course will outline the practical applications of creating 3D models and 3D Printing. Students will gain an understanding of the principles used in CAD and how it can be applied to engineering, design, and other technology applications.

Learning 3D CAD is a fun and innovative way for students to learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), and would also provide a base of skills that students need to succeed professionally. While learning about engineering and the design processes, students will gain valuable critical thinking, problem solving and collaborative skills.

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