5th Grade Inkscape Intro Lessons

I am so excited to be working with the 5th graders for the next 6-7 weeks. They will learn how to use the basic tools of Inkscape (with a focus on bezier) to trace a drawing or image digitally. If you want to convert a raster (bitmap) to a vector in Inkscape, you’ll need to trace the image. When more precise control is needed over the paths you create, you can opt to use Inkscape’s bezier tool to trace manually. We practiced importing an image, using the bezier to trace, setting the fill and stroke settings to determine line variations (which are "cut" lines and which are "etch" lines), then saving our work to be placed in the queue for laser cutting. Through this process, students are able to exercise patience and attention to detail as they recreate various line strokes.

5th graders are focused as they carefully use the bezier tool to trace around the image they chose to import.

These are some examples that students created.