5 Ways to Use Glowforge in Health Class
April 07, 2025
Michelle
Teaching wellness and nutrition isn't just about memorizing food groups or rattling off exercises. When students use Glowforge to design their own health tools and tracking systems, abstract concepts can transform into daily healthy habits.
By incorporating laser-cut projects into your health curriculum, students gain practical experience with nutrition planning, fitness tracking, and wellness monitoring. These Glowforge activities help prepare students for lifelong health management while making complex concepts more accessible.
Let's explore five ways to bring health and nutrition concepts to life through laser-created projects:
Turn Nutrition from Theory into Practice
Balanced eating becomes clearer when students can build it with Glowforge. Creating laser-cut 3D models of nutrition guides helps students visualize portion sizes and understand food group relationships in ways that flat diagrams can't match.
Project Spotlight: MyPlate 3D Model
In a lesson on nutrition, students use Glowforge to design and assemble a 3D model of MyPlate, with precisely cut sections for fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy. Each student can engrave food group labels and add examples of healthy foods for each section, making nutrition more accessible and easy to remember.
Track Wellness Goals Through Creative Design
Monitoring health habits becomes engaging when students create their own tracking tools with Glowforge. Laser-cut fitness journals and wellness trackers transform abstract goals into visible progress, making healthy choices more tangible and achievable.
Project Spotlight: Personalized Exercise Tracker
Have students design a fitness tracker with sections for daily steps, hydration, sleep, and exercise. Using Glowforge, they can engrave their tracker on a small wooden or acrylic board, creating a durable tool for monitoring personal wellness goals.
Making Anatomy Lessons Unforgettable
Understanding body systems comes alive through laser-engraved diagrams. Glowforge helps students create detailed anatomical models that showcase how muscles, bones, and organs work together to keep us healthy.
Project Spotlight: Muscular System Diagram
In a unit on fitness, students can design and engrave a diagram of the muscular system. Using Glowforge's precision, they can create detailed labels for key muscle groups and learn how each muscle contributes to movement and strength.
Plan Better Nutrition Through Organization
Meal planning becomes practical when students laser-cut their own organizational tools. These Glowforge-created planners help students visualize balanced meals while learning essential life skills.
Project Spotlight: Weekly Meal Planner and Grocery List Set
Have students design a weekly meal planner and matching grocery list board. Using Glowforge, they can engrave sections for each day of the week and food categories, creating practical tools for planning balanced meals and preparing healthy shopping lists.
Build Tools for Mental Wellness
Mental health concepts become more approachable when students create their own mindfulness tools with Glowforge. Laser-engraved self-care trackers and gratitude boards make emotional wellness visible and actionable.
Project Spotlight: Gratitude Board or Self-Care Checklist
In a unit on mental health, students can use Glowforge to design and engrave a gratitude board or self-care checklist with daily prompts for reflection. The precision of laser engraving allows them to create personalized tools that make emotional wellness part of their daily routine.
Transforming Health Education Through Creation
When students use Glowforge to create their own wellness tools, health education becomes both practical and memorable. These laser-cut projects help students take ownership of their health journey while developing lasting wellness habits.
Ready to revolutionize your health curriculum with hands-on creation? Download our Glowforge Educator Grant Guide or book a 1:1 demo to see how laser cutting can enhance wellness education.