America's Cup Toy Boat Kit

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The America's Cup Toy Boat Kit demonstrates teaching physics with 3D-printed toys. It was used in aTech Camp to teach grades 4, 5, and 6 in a Rochester, NY elementary school (http://interlockroc.org/2013/08/02/can-3d-printing-and-computer-aided-design-be-of-value-in-the-contemporary-urban-elementary-school-curriculum/). Each of the 20 students built a boat and tested it in a shoebox. Constructively hacking the design (changing sail shape and position, hull length, etc.) teaches confidence in creatively making and fixing things.