- 3D Printer
- 50 min
- Secondary (ages 14–16)
- English
3D printing: how does extrusion temperature affect print quality?
Students use the 3D Printing remote lab to print the same PLA part at five nozzle temperatures, compare the real lab video and the lab's verdict cards, rank the results, and recommend the right printing temperature.
- State a hypothesis about which extrusion temperature gives the best print quality in PLA.
- Run a controlled experiment changing only the temperature while keeping the model, orientation, layer thickness and supports fixed.
Includes student questions and response prompts.