3D Print a Volcano

This is a 6th grade project to 3D print a volcano as part of an earth science unit.

It uses the free web app Terrain2STL by Thatcher Chamberlin. This easy to use app converts terrain from Google Maps into STL files. The files were then cleaned up and modified in Tinkercad. It's easier to process the STL files in Meshmixer, but the students were using Chromebooks and didn't have asccess to this program. For more information about using Meshmixer with Terrain 2STL see here http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1277448

The models here were created by the students and printed with the height (Z-direction) increased by 1.5X or 2X.

http://jthatch.com/terrain2stl/