[Past Projects]
Dr. Francisco Moore and Banafsheh Khakipoor
Do you aspire to come up with creative ways to teach youth? Are you excited about 3D printers? If yes, then consider applying for this project.
This project is a collaboration with Cleveland Metro Parks to develop a K-12 curriculum for water quality monitoring by learning about macro-invertebrates. We create three-dimensional models of the critters living in a watershed to use as a teaching tool. This is especially beneficial when students cannot go to a water body to study these invertebrates in their habitats due to weather, accessibility, etc. An indoor classroom can mimic a river outline and use the 3D models as replicas.
In this project we will use and learn:
- Collect Macro-invertebrates from Watershed Stewardship Center
- Use a Micro CT scanner to scan these marco-invertebrates.
- Use ImageJ (image analysis software) to create 3D models using series of images taken by MicroCT scanner.
- Print the models using a 3D printer.
Click here for more information on Dr. Moore’s lab.
