Scott Johnson, a STEAM teacher at Red Cross Elementary School in Kentucky, is serious about helping his students. When he saw kindergartener Jackson Farmer facing daily challenges with only one hand, Johnson set out to make another one for him using the school’s 3D printers.
Johnson worked on the design for four years, in collaboration with others in a 3D-printing networking movement called E-Nable. Eventually, he printed a new functioning hand for Jackson – now in 4th grade – with materials that cost only $20-30 (instead of thousands). The design can be easily replicated as Jackson grows or parts need to be replaced.
(Photo credit Fiona Morgan / Kentucky Department of Education)
