{"Page URL":"https://www.appropedia.org/The_RepRap_3-D_Printer_Revolution_in_STEM_Education","Page description":"[[The RepRap 3-D Printer Revolution in STEM Education|STEM]] is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields of study meant to improve U.S. competitiveness by guiding curriculum and influencing education policy. STEM education begins with K-12 educators, who are struggling with how to implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that now place explicit emphasis on the relationship of engineering to science. The NGSS guidelines suggest that science curriculum should have activities with an iterative process involving; defining the problem, developing possible solutions, and optimizing design solutions. The advancements in both open source  hardware and related  has started a revolution in the availability of rapid prototyping technologies to a far larger audience than just practicing engineers and research scientists.","Page image":"File:Wind-3dp.jpg","Page language":"en","Page license":"CC-BY-SA-3.0","Page title":"The RepRap 3-D Printer Revolution in STEM Education","Page views":"63","Page year":"Wednesday, 01-Jan-14 00:00:00 UTC","Modification date":"Thursday, 27-Nov-25 23:15:23 UTC"}