3D printing as a teaching resource

A didactic resource is a figurative model that reproduces reality in a schematic and concrete way, consolidates knowledge, can be developed in various ways bringing innovation to teaching, making it more understandable to the learner. A current resource is the technology of 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is a type of rapid prototyping (RP) that occurs by adding raw material gradually along with the virtual data of three-dimensional physical models/objects. Its use in Biology allows the construction of cells, organs and teeth, allowing the handling of parts that existed only in the virtual world, making the classes more interesting, recreational and full of meaning, contributing to the teaching learning process. Thus, this work aims to disseminate this technology as a didactic resource and to contribute to the teaching of Zoology. This is the result of the Professional Master's research in Science and Mathematics Teaching named "Importance of the use of 3d printed didactic resources in the process of teaching and learning zoology", developed at the Federal University of Acre, thanks to the guidance and helpfulness of Prof. Dr. Yuri Caraccas de Carvalho.