Russell Ayres

Robotics teacher, STEM leader and ICT mentor at the Southport School (TSS), Gold Coast. Lover of all things robotics and tech. 3D printing PrintLab Pioneer

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Design cycle working a charm on these water filtration systems, created by Year 6 students

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Students producing 'clean' (kind of) water from filthy water. An unsurprisingly satisfying experience for the students. Not sure if they enjoyed producing clean water or making dirty water more

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Really cool tangram puzzle created by one of my exceptionally talented year 3 students. On top of everything, he added tactile elements to the design to make it more accessible for the vision impaired, which was a key focus for the unit this term. Tutorial via @weareprintlab

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We’re working on a new project called ‘Surrealism Sculptures’, which involves using 3D scanning to combine objects into dream-like, bizarre pieces. Coming soon to #printlabclassroom!

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Let the hydraulic crane build commence! Year 5/6 boys getting through it at a good pace! https://t.co/fKGUilQmE9

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Just posted a video https://t.co/a8hjvWHJmJ

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Hydraulic Crane demonstration model for students in progress. To eventually be built by Year 5 and 6 students https://t.co/OW9EkKVSG9

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What's the right age to teach 3D printing/design? This tactile board game for the vision impaired was created by one of my Year 3 students! Video tutorials make the job easy, this one was provided by @weareprintlab https://t.co/rPcZIpoC2f

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Cool Year 2 unit on bridge building. Planning done. Next week the students build their troll proof bridge designs https://t.co/s7LEobhtWT

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Mechanical hand built! This was an outstanding project for my Year 5/6 Robotics Club. Plenty of moving parts, teamwork, perseverance, problem solving and reward! The movements mimic joints in a pretty realistic way. https://t.co/vkxTzktrRi

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Coming at year 2's this week. Truss bridges! What are they? How do we identify them? Advantages and disadvantages? We'll cover it all! https://t.co/cW3GMH7mpM

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Creating a mechanical hand. Tricky work for a lot of the kids getting the first finger built. Should come a little easier from here! https://t.co/bFhZ1KMLTY

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Just posted a video https://t.co/e9EyOnWEcU

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We all need time to relax and recharge. Weather might get better than this but locations certainly don't! https://t.co/fAO01IAJJ3

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Duplo is awesome in the classroom for so many reasons. It's quick to build and pull apart and designing something as simple as a tower lends itself to teaching patterns and so much more! https://t.co/QKdRW06fOx

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/jKlbeouBbU

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/8iHFk7OEPN

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Welcome to the launch of Teaching Bytes! An account to follow along for all things teaching technology in Primary School! https://t.co/vBVpi1P2cE

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@MissB286 Definitely ask for help if you need it. From anywhere. You don't have to feel deflated. Help is at hand!