Sketch

=Google SketchUp=

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 * Tools**
 * Select
 * Line
 * Rectangle
 * Circle
 * Arc
 * Eraser
 * Push/Pull
 * Move/Copy
 * Rotate
 * Offset
 * Eraser
 * Tape Measure
 * Paint Bucket
 * Orbit
 * Pan
 * Zoom
 * Follow Me
 * Text/3D Text


 * Window Menu**
 * Instructor
 * Components
 * Shadows
 * Scenes


 * Designing Simple Shapes**
 * Square (Golden Section)/Rectangle
 * Circle
 * Drawing/Connecting an Arc
 * Cube
 * Cylinder
 * Triangle


 * Designing More Complex Shapes**
 * Using offset tool to create additional sections on a cube
 * Cone
 * Multi-sided polygon
 * Pyramid
 * Sphere

=Why Use Google SketchUp? Curricular Applications=
 * **Geometry Application**
 * Area
 * Volume
 * Patterns
 * Symmetry
 * Nets
 * 2D and 3D Geometric Concepts
 * Geometry Project of the Month
 * **Science Application**
 * Modeling Molecular Structure
 * Design a lever with a fulcrum
 * Design a Wedge
 * Scientific testing lab for lava levels
 * **Even More**

=**Google Sketch Up Resources**=

**Online Videos**
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 * Google Video Tutorials
 * Aiden Chopra's YouTube Channel
 * Google SketchUp Toolbar Video Playlist
 * SketchUp For Dummies on YouTube
 * School video podcasts
 * Concept3D tutorials on YouTube
 * SketchUp in Action
 *  Google SketchUp Unleashed K12Online

**Online Tutorials**

 * Google Self-Paced Tutorials
 * SketchUcation
 * SUWiki


 * Resouces and More**
 * Google SketchUp Community
 * 3DVinci SketchUp Teacher's Guide


 * How to Build a Robot in SketchUp**

YouTube Video
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 * Check out other SketchUp tutorials from basic to advanced on YouTube.