I often think that today there
are not so many geniuses that before there were people who could not live
without questioning thousands of things, without motivations to do something
new ... but I think this should be the other way around, today we have a lot of
resources For any field, we have many scientific advances that allow us to do
fascinating things, but it seems that all that does not matter, very few seem
to show the interest they deserve these things.
I have always thought that everyone
has a seed that if it’s watered properly always flourishes properly, so
according to my theory the problem should be in those who water.
So we have to change the
irrigation system so that not only some flowers bloom, but for all to do so.
You live better in a place with many flowers than if there was only land...
For this reason, I had to
think of something that appeals to all the children of the world and after
thinking a short time I came to the conclusion that it is nothing more than: PLAY.
Primary teachers cannot forget
that stage where we were sitting there as pupils, so I consider it essential
that in the classrooms there is also time to play, because if we know how to
take advantage of it academically we can take great advantage of these
situations.
As this blog deals with
geometry I will show two resources that can be very funny for students, who can
also discover in the game what their passions are, and which we can take
advantage of when explaining future concepts that students will need.
The first resource I'm going to talk about is very easy to get, I think
almost everyone will have used it all through our childhood; I'm talking about
the spirograph.
Spirograph is a geometric
drawing toy that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety
technically known as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. It was developed by
British engineer Denys Fisher and first sold in 1965.
A spirograph consists of a set
of plastic gears and other shapes such as rings, triangles, or straight bars.
There are several sizes and shapes of gears, and all the limbs have teeth to
fit into other parts. The fitment of the parts may be, for example, small gears
within larger wheels or many other combinations of the various existing parts.
With these combinations we get
different geometric patterns that
are very pleasing to the human eye, that in addition we can be combining
different patterns with different colors to create very beautiful geometric
figures.
This game is very entertaining
for the students, it allows to express their artistic facet and they have to be
all the time creating new hypotheses to know how to use it well. It can then be
used to explain a wide variety of concepts related to circular figures and so
on. It is also very useful because you can use it is all primary courses and
relate geometry to art subjects.
Another point in favor of the spirograph is that if we do not have the necessary materials is that there are also applications for computers and tablets as online applications in which we can make our geometric designs. Here I leave in the link to the website:
Http://mathiversity.com/online-spirograph
This resource is in 2 dimensions, so now I will show you a resource in 3 dimensions, since the spatial vision is one of the capacities that brings more difficulties in primary and secondary education. This time I'm going to talk about the policubes.
The Polycubes or Multicubes are small cubes that are hooked with each other. They are a very versatile material that allows you to work in many different areas of mathematics. They are usually plastic and there are different models on the market.
In addition to the loose parts, polycubes are called the geometric bodies resulting from joining equal cubes on their faces. This can cause confusion when looking for information about Policubes on the internet.
It is a colorful and attractive material (It draws a lot of attention), works the fine motor, which makes it interesting to work with people with mobility difficulties. It allows to understand very clearly abstract concepts: area, perimeter, variations, permutations ...
Generates a very rich free game (imagination), allows to raise research activities. You can, for example, give them a number of Polycubes and ask them to find out how many different ways they have to be put together. It serves for many educational stages, it looks like Minecraft, so this can also be used to motivate students.
What can you work with the Policubes? All this:
- Geometry and spatial vision
- Logic
- Logic games and puzzles
- Introduction to number concept
- Length, perimeter, area and volume
- Probability, statistics and combinatorial
- Binary system and base 10
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