Possible ways to create 3D arthropod models for biology education

Dancsa, Daniel (2025) Possible ways to create 3D arthropod models for biology education. In: Komplex pedagógia : Válogatás a Pedagógiai Szakbizottság tagjainak a munkáiból Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Miskolci Területi Bizottság. Eszterházy Károly Katolikus Egyetem Líceum Kiadó, pp. 57-68.

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Abstract

Thanks to developing technological tools, we can incorporate photogrammetry methods into the teaching process. Models have been used in education for a long time and have always facilitated writing. Our aim is to present the possibilities to develop 3D models, specifically defined as arthropod models, and of course to include them in the teaching process. Mobile phones, cameras and other technical devices have reached a level of technology where the photographs they help us to take are of sufficient quality to create 3D textured models. It can make the classroom more interesting even for students with possible phobias, as it is possible to study the species without the physical presence of a living animal, which often involves the destruction of the specimen, and without seasonal restrictions. Furthermore, 3D models can have the great advantage that only a single individual is needed to create a model, so that the number of individuals is not reduced, which is a welcome feature for a rare species, as a single indivi dual can be used to create a 3D model that is easily accessible to all and can faithfully represent the characteristics of the species.

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