IDX - Idaho Exhibition of Ideas
Opportunity Goals & Objectives
The goal of Idaho Exhibition of Ideas (formerly FabSLAM Student Showcase) is to equip students with the practical, technical, and creative skills needed to engage with real-world problems of today and tomorrow.
Brief Description
The Idaho Exhibition of Ideas is a public showcase where teams comprised of students grades 5 through 9 present their solution to a real-world challenge using 3d design and printing technology. Each year a unique theme is announced, and teams of four to six students work for multiple weeks on designing a unique and innovative solution to present to a team of judges at the Exhibition.
View a short video announcing the theme of Accessibility and Equity for the Visually Impaired.
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. A Student's Choice project will also be awarded.
Requirements & Eligibility: Only educators who have successfully completed a FabSLAM 3D Design and Fabrication Workshop are eligible to bring a student team to IDX. Teams are limited to four to six students in grades 5 through 9.
STATUS: Closed
Three Regional Exhibitions:
Spring 2021 - Locations TBD
Funding Schedule
Open: TBD
Close: TBD
Award date: pending
Program Manager: Erica Compton
Requirements: Only educators who have successfully completed a FabSLAM 3D Design and Fabrication Workshop are elibible to bring a student team to IDX. Teams are limited to four to six students in grades 5 through 9.
2020 IDX Sponsors
1st Place – 3D Tech Doves, Pepper Ridge Elementary School, Boise
Project: Daily Student Schedule adapted with Braille elements
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2nd Place – The BARD, Rock Creek Elementary, Twin Falls
Project: A belt with sensors that will beep within one foot of any type of object except cotton.
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3rd Place – P.A.W.S., Christine Donnell School of the Arts, Boise
Project: Word, sentence or story builder for braille.
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Student's Choice

Student’s Choice – Soap on a Rope, Burley Junior/Senior High School
Project: Tool to assist visually impaired in identifying correct product in the shower.
1st Place – SRMS, Snake River Middle School, Blackfoot
Project: Shopping sensor alerts to correct aisle and items on shopping list.
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2nd Place – Scribbled Mushrooms, Madison Junior High School, Rexburg
Project: Magnified Book Guide
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3rd Place – Filament Dudes, White Pine STEM Academy, Ammon
Project: Auditory Measuring Cup
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1st Place – Elementary Pink Bananas, J. Russell Elementary School, Moscow
Project: Proximity sensor for a cane that alerts to overhead hazards.
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2nd Place – Team Wolverine, Lena Whitmore Elementary School, Moscow
Project: Braille Keyboard Covers
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