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City of the future

Six rearrangeable modules: a light tower, garden house, biodome, two raised walkways and a park. Build a colourful district with open passages, terraces and trees, then change its layout.

Age
8–12 years
Length
approx. 8.5 h
Level
Medium
Where you teach
Home
Purpose
Creative
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How to run this session

Stages and timing
  1. Six bases: assembly
  2. A: make the feet
  3. A: supports: assembly
  4. A: road: assembly
  5. A: bearing plate: assembly
  6. B: make the feet
  7. B: supports: assembly
  8. B: road: assembly
  9. B: bearing plate: assembly
  10. C: make the feet
  11. C: supports: assembly
  12. C: road: assembly
  13. C: bearing plate: assembly
  14. P1: make the feet
  15. P1: supports: assembly
  16. P1: road: assembly
  17. P1: railings: assembly
  18. P2: make the feet
  19. P2: supports: assembly
  20. P2: road: assembly
  21. P2: railings: assembly
  22. Tower: four trapezoids: assembly
  23. Tower roof: assembly
  24. Garden house: level 1: assembly
  25. Terrace 1: assembly
  26. Green border 1: assembly
  27. Garden house: level 2: assembly
  28. Terrace 2: assembly
  29. Green border 2: assembly
  30. Garden house: level 3: assembly
  31. Terrace 3: assembly
  32. Green border 3: assembly
  33. Dome: band 1: assembly
  34. Dome: band 2: assembly
  35. Dome: band 3: assembly
  36. Park: avenue and water: assembly
  37. Tree 1: assembly
  38. Tree 2: assembly
  39. Tree 3: assembly
  40. Bench 1: assembly
  41. Bench 2: assembly
  42. Courtyard: route check
  43. Promenade: rearrange whole modules

What gets built

Build a modular scene and independently rearrange its layout.

What it practises
  • Planning a common module and building with flat panels.
  • Spatial assembly, level checking and designing your own city layout.

Success criteria
  • Six bases fit within 80 × 80 mm fields and lie flat.
  • The three buildings have different silhouettes: a tapering tower, three terraces and a faceted dome. The park has three trees, two benches and a pond.
  • The A–P1–B–P2–C route is continuous in both layouts; walkways are not welded to their neighbours.
  • After cooling, you lift each module by its base, and the building and details stay in place. A digital result does not replace a physical trial.

What you need
Filament
PLA
Colours
blue grey, dark teal, gold, turquoise, blue, green, mint
Also
PLA-compatible 3D pen with power supply and stand: 1 set., Transparent 3D pen work mat: 1 piece., Ruler: 1 piece., Planning paper: 2 A4 sheets., Pencil: 1 piece., Tweezers with an insulated handle: 1 piece., Filament cutters: 1 piece., Printed patterns at 1:1 scale: 1 set.

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