Matt Weber, Star Tribune High school student Elijah Rosalez inspects a 3-D printed steering wheel, commenting on how heavy it is.

Stratasys Ltd. employees ran a marathon of sorts this week as they dashed to dozens of Twin Cities schools to introduce 3,500 students to the wonderment of 3-D printing.

The effort was the companys first large-scale effort to instantly reach out to thousands of students about STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). It culminated on Friday with 93 students visiting the companys Eden Prairie headquarters in a partnership with the national black sorority Delta Sigma Theta.

So many kids and teachers and principals are intrigued about 3-D printing because they see it on TV, but a lot of times they dont get to engage with it. This changes that, said Jesse Roitenberg, Stratasys national education manager. 3-D printing makes sense to people when they can touch and feel and hold it. Thats why Stratasys decided to accelerate its educational outreach this week.

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