I-Girls 3D Print Club eCincinnati, e-Ohio isiza ukugqamisa amathuba e-STEM abafundi.
I-GE Additive's ukuzinikela kwezemfundo isiza abafundi bayo yonke iminyaka ukuthi bathole ukufinyelela kokuphrinta kwe-3D. UJessica Hughes we Isikole saseHyde Park unguthisha naye ozinikele kuleyo mishini. Omunye wabahlanganyeli bokuqala oHlelweni Lwezemfundo Yokwengeza (AEP), esebenza namaphrinta e-3D ekilasini lakhe ngohlelo kusukela kwethulwa ngo-2017.
Ekuqaleni, u-Hughes wabona okuthile, nokho: abafana emakilasini akhe base benokuchayeka kanye nolwazi lokuphrinta kwe-3D. Amantombazane abenakho okumele akwenze. Lokhu kungafani akuvamile neze ekuphrinteni kwe-3D noma ezinye izindawo zezifundo ze-STEM, nokunye okuningi kunezinhlelo ezikhona zokubhekana nalokhu kusukela esemncane. Ngakho u-Hughes waqala i-Girls 3D Print Club ukuze akhuthaze amantombazane ukuthi ahlangane namaphrinta e-3D.
U-Hughes wabelane okwengeziwe ngolwazi lwakhe lokusebenza nokuphrinta kwe-3D nge-AEP iminyaka emibili edlule ku-Q&A I-GE eyengeziwe wabelane nathi.
Yiziphi ezinye zezinto ezivelele zokuba yingxenye yesimiso?
“Kimina, ingxenye engcono kakhulu kube wukuthola ikharikhulamu i-GE Additive esinike yona nge-Polar Cloud. Ngenkathi ngiqala ukufundisa i-STEM cishe eminyakeni emithathu edlule, nganginalawa maphrinta e-3D ehlezi ekamelweni lami engangingazi ukuthi ngenzeni. Nganquma ukugxumela futhi ngizame kodwa ngasala ngizibuza ukuthi ngingazifundisa kanjani izingane ngokuphumelelayo, nokuthi ngingaxhuma kanjani ubuchwepheshe bokwengeza ezinkingeni zomhlaba wangempela, ezingaqonda futhi zihlobane nazo.
Ngithole isibonelelo se-GE AEP futhi ngathola ukufinyelela kukharikhulamu ye-STEAMTrax ku-Polar Cloud futhi yilapho konke kwachofozwa khona. Saqala ngeyunithi ye-'Tinkering with Turbines' futhi abafundi bami bangishaya indiva, hhayi nje kuphela imiklamo yabo emisha, kodwa ucwaningo lwabo nokuqonda kwamanye amandla nomthelela wawo endaweni ezungezile.
Isebenzisa idizayini ye-CAD, namakhono okuphrinta e-3D, lekharikhulamu ikhuthaza abafundi ukuthi babhekane nenkinga ngendlela ehlelekile. Baqala ngokukhomba isidingo, ukubona ngeso lengqondo izixazululo, nokukhiqiza imibono. Bathumela okudaliwe kwabo kuphrinta bese behlola futhi bathuthukise imiklamo yabo. Bahlanganyela ngenkuthalo, baxazulule izinkinga, futhi banqobe izithiyo njengoba belandela izinyathelo zenqubo yokuklama ubunjiniyela. Yilokhu i-STEM emayelana nayo. ”
Ungakwazi yini ukuchaza ukuthi ukuhlanganise kanjani okungeziwe kanye nokuphrinta kwe-3D ezinhlelweni zakho zezifundo kanye nokufundisa okubanzi kwe-STEM esikoleni?
“Abafundi bami baqala ukufunda izisekelo zokuklama kwe-CAD nokuthi ukukhiqiza okungeziwe kuyishintsha kanjani indlela izimboni ezenza ngayo izingxenye zayo yonke into kusukela ezindizeni kuya ezindlini kuya ezithweni zabantu. Kusukela lapho, sifunda ngendlela amaphrinta e-3D asebenza ngayo nokuthi iyini i-prototyping nokuthi kungani idingeka enqubweni yokuklama. Okulandelayo, sidlula ezinseleleni ezilula.
Ukudizayina kanye nezinto zokuphrinta ze-3D ezifana nama-jack-o'-lantern, ama-bubble wands, ama-napkins, namamabula emabula zibavumela ithuba lokuzwa ukusuka kokungabonakali kuye kokukhonkolo kusetshenziswa idizayini ye-CAD kuyilapho befunda ukukhohlisa izilungiselelo zokuphrinta ku-Polar Cloud.
Ngemuva kwekhefu lasebusika, siqala ukusebenzisa amakhono esiwafundile ezinkingeni zomhlaba wangempela. Siphinde sisuke ekuphrinteni umkhiqizo owodwa siye ezingxenyeni. Yilapho ikharikhulamu ye-STEAMTrax ingena khona.
Nokho, abafundi bami basebenzisa lokho abakufundile ukuze baklame futhi baphrinte izinto zamakilasi abo ayisisekelo. Badale amamodeli wamaphiramidi aseGibhithe lasendulo ephrojekthi yekilasi lezifundo zomphakathi, amadayisi emidlalo yezibalo, amamodeli amaseli esayensi nesigcawu esivela encwadini sombiko wencwadi ekufundeni. Uma kuziwa ekufundiseni izithasiselo ezinganeni, amathuba awapheli.”
Ungene kanjani emphakathini we-AEP - yini izikole ezintsha ezingalindela, kufanele zihlanganyele kanjani?
“Iqembu le-AEP elikuFacebook libe ngeledlule elihle kulo nyaka. Ngikujabulele ukuzwa kwezinye izikole ezikufundisayo nokubona amaphrojekthi avela kubafundi emhlabeni jikelele.
Ukuba nendawo yokwabelana ngemibono, ukuthola impendulo, ukuxazulula izinkinga, nokukhula njengothisha kube yinzuzo enkulu. Ngifunde ngamaphrojekthi amasha afana nephrojekthi yokuvuselela izixhobo zamakhorali eqhubekayo e-Florida lapho izingane zingaphrinta khona amamodeli e-coral nge-3D futhi zinikele ukuze afakwe e-Atlantic Ocean.
Abafundi bami bajabule kakhulu ngokubamba iqhaza. Amalungu eqembu ayaseseka futhi ayamukela. Yindawo enhle yokubambisana nokufunda kwabanye othisha abakulolu hlelo.”
Iyiphi ingxenye eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu abafundi abayiphrinte… futhi eyinqaba?
“Ingxenye eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu engike ngaba nayo incwadi yomfundi kwakuwumzimba we-drone. Sithenge ikhithi ye-drone yeklabhu yethu ye-drone yangemva kwesikole futhi sanquma ukuzama ukudizayina, ukuphrinta kwe-3D, nokuhlanganisa i-drone esingakwazi ukuyindiza. Izingxenye ze-drone kwakudingeka zifakwe ngokunemba. Lokhu kwenza kube nzima ngabafundi ukuphrinta imodeli enembile.
Njengoba omunye wabo asho, 'Nkk. Hughes, bengingazi ukuthi kuzoba nezibalo ezingaka kule kilabhu. Kulungile kodwa. Angiyeki. Ngiyazithanda izibalo.'
Ekugcineni bathola izingxenye ezilingana futhi sandizisa i-drone imizuzwana emithathu ngaphambi kokuba iphahlazeke phansi futhi yaphuka yaba yizicucu ze-17. Bathe bafuna ukubona ukuthi ikhona yini imicu yenjoloba ngokuzayo.
Ukuphrinta okuxakile esake saba nakho kwakuyisiphuzo se-condiment esingashiyi ngisho neconsi le-condiment ngemuva. Yayibizwa nge-'Mayo Master.'
Bekuyingqondo yomunye wabafundi bekilabhu yami yokuphrinta ye-3D ye-Girls, exhaswe yi-Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative, phakathi ne-Inventor's Challenge yethu.
Abafundi baphonselwe inselelo yokuthi baqhamuke neqhinga elixazulula inkinga ababhekana nayo noma umuntu abamaziyo nsuku zonke. Le ngane yahlukunyezwa yimali ye-mayo eyayisele ebhodleleni ngesikhathi ingasaphumi ku-spout.
Wasebenza izikhathi ezingaba ngu-14 futhi wasebenza kanzima kakhulu, kodwa imayonnaise ayizange ihambisane nomshini wakhe. Kwakuyinqubo enzima kuye futhi kwakukhona izinyembezi, kodwa wafunda okuningi ngokuhluleka ukuya phambili kanye nendlela yokuthatha isinyathelo ngasinye esingalungile njengokuhlangenwe nakho kokufunda futhi akhule kukho. Angingabazi ukuthi ngelinye ilanga uzowaklama kabusha amakhonteyina enkampani enkulu.”
Ukhule kanjani njengomfundisi?
“Ukufunda ukuphrinta kwe-3D nabafundi aphansi kunginikeze ukuzethemba okwengeziwe ukuze ngizame izinto ezintsha. Ngaqala lolu hambo eminyakeni emithathu edlule ngingazi lutho mayelana nokukhiqiza okungeziwe, ukwakheka kwe-CAD nokuphrinta kwe-3D.
Abafundi bami nami sikhule ndawonye njengoba sifunda ukuphikelela nokuxazulula izinkinga ngedizayini ye-3D nokuphrinta.
Kunokuba ngihole izifundo kanye nokuletha okuqukethwe, ngibe umgqugquzeli wabakhi.
Kuyamangaza ukubona ubuso babo bukhanya lapho bedala okuthile ngokungenalutho bese bekubona kukhiqizwa phambi kwamehlo abo. Kubanika amandla kakhulu nakimi.
Ngifuna ukuqhubeka nokufundisa ngendlela ezothungela imicabango yabafundi bami futhi ibavumele ukuthi baveze imibono yabo ngezindlela eziphusile. Lolu hambo belumangalisa mina nabafundi bami.”
Yini elandelayo eHyde Park School?
“Ngonyaka ozayo sihlela ukwandisa ikharikhulamu yethu ukuze sifake nabafundi bethu abancane. Babona amaphrinta e-3D esebenza nsuku zonke futhi bafuna ukufunda ukwenza izinto futhi.
Bangibuza imibuzo mayelana nendlela amaphrinta asebenza ngayo nokuthi aphrinta ini ngaso sonke isikhathi. Bavame ukubuza ukuthi bazothola nini ithuba lokuphrinta okuthile nge-3D. Ngingathanda ukwethula umlingo kubo ngisemncane.
Bamagange kakhulu futhi banamandla amakhulu okujwayela ubuchwepheshe obusha ngokushesha okukhulu. Ngiyazi ukuthi bazokwenza izinto ezimangalisayo uma benikwa ithuba.
Ngale Kwelebhu ye-STEAM, sifuna ukuthola amathuba engeziwe ukuze izitshudeni zethu zisebenzise ezikufundile ukuze zisize umhlaba wazo. Amaphrojekthi afana ne-'Tinkering With Turbines', 'Ukudala Izithiyo Zasogwini' kanye 'Nokwakha Izakhiwo Ezimelana Nokuzamazama Komhlaba' anikeze abafundi bami amandla okuzibona njengabaxazululi bezinkinga.
Sifuna ukuqhubeka lokho ngoba ukufundisa abantu abasha ukuthi bazibone bengabenzi bomsebenzi kuyayisiza ithuthukise umqondo wokuthi ingawushintsha umhlaba. Kuhle kanjani lokho?"
I-AEP igxile ngokugcwele ezikoleni zamabanga aphansi nesekondari - amazinga ebanga lapho asebeke khona amaphrinta e-3D ezikoleni ezingaphezu kuka-600 - ekuphindaphindweni okulandelayo. Isamukela izicelo ezinye izinsuku ezimbalwa; umnqamulajuqu ungoMsombuluko, Ephreli 1.
