영국 정부, 60개 학교에 3D 프린터를 설치하도록 50만 파운드의 기금 승인

   영국에서는 최근에 정식 교육과정에 프로그래밍과 3D 프린팅 관련 과정도 집어넣었다는 보도가 있었습니다. 며칠 전 그와 관련해 50만 파운드의 기금을 집행해 60개 학교에 3D 프린터를 보급하고 교육을 담당할 교사를 파견하기로 했다고 합니다.

   교육과정에서는 아래와 같은 용도로 활용할 수 있을 거라는 예시도 있군요.

- science departments used the 3D printer as a context to discuss the properties of plastics, to build models for teaching science such as molecules, eyeballs, cells and sine waves, and to build components for working equipment such as rockets

- at Watford Grammar School for Boys the printer was used to demonstrate a 3D graph for various algebraic equations as well as producing examples of regular shapes (dodecahedron)

- Honywood Community Science School in Essex designed an advanced 3D development learning tool, enabling pupils to create 3D objects using typed code in POV-Ray3. This enabled pupils to practise writing and debugging code and also supported studying algebra and understanding 3D/2D space

원문   http://www.3ders.org/articles/20131019-uk-grants-500k-funds-to-bring-3d-printers-to-60-schools.html