Here’s a chance for NewtonSTEM folks to step up with modest financial support to make a significant impact on engineering education in Newton.  Matt Anderson (NNHS Physics and Greengineering teacher) has started a crowd-funding project to acquire a 3D printer for students to use in Greengineering projects.  The aim is to raise $2453 by Thursday, November 28 to buy a MakerBot Replicator 2 printer.  It will be used by students in Drafting, Engineering, and Greengineering for producing 3D replicas of models they create with CAD software.  As Matt says, “This is one easy-to-implement example of cutting-edge technology in use in industry today, and we want to be right there as it’s happening.  Rapid prototyping can be done quickly and cheaply with a 3D printer, and it can tell a product-development story much more effectively than drawings and descriptions.”  You can contribute any amount via DonorsChoose.org.  If you enter the promo code  INSPIRE  on the payment form, your contribution will be matched 100%, up to $100.  If you have questions, please email Matt at Matt_Anderson@newton.k12.ma.us.