“I am a 10-year STEM teacher with an incredible lab in Denver. I have several 3D printers and have been 3D printing for many years. I have used several CAD software platforms over the years but found they were tricky for grades below 4th. Since I wanted to start my kiddos young, I needed to find a program that worked for students as young as second grade. Makers Empire was the perfect solution! It is engaging and has so many cool features that allow my students to explore 3D worlds.”
Colleen Grierson, STEM Facilitator
Slavens Elementary, Denver Public Schools, CO
Makers Empire is designed for young students. Its user-friendly interface and intuitive onboarding process make it easy for your students as young as 5 to dive into the world of 3D printing.
Makers Empire takes students through the basics of 3D design, no experience is required!
With over 25 short tutorials, students work their way through the essential skills to start 3D designing.
Students can then move on to Makers Empire Challenge Courses. Challenge courses are scaffolded learning activities, which include rich video content, quizzes, design tutorials, and certificates.
Teachers can easily plan lessons, and assign and view student designs. and access professional development via the Makers Empire teacher dashboard.
Watch Grade 2 students in action, as they go through the design thinking process to solve the problem of the mixed-up bag tags.
“Makers Empire is a great program to introduce CAD software to younger learners! I love how this company has gamified the CAD experience making it more engaging than using Tinkercad which is not as appealing to K-2 students. This is great for my students, as we have a 3D-Printing class for our intermediate grades.”
Teresa A, Grade 1/2 Teacher
Elementary School
