Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Visual Thinking Problems

Why are we using pickup sticks to create visual puzzles in geometry class? Great question!

Click on the link below to read more about spatial visualization/visual puzzles: http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/geometry/space/index.html

Pickup sticks is a good game for developing motor skills, but you can turn this into a challenging visual puzzle. In what order should you pick up the sticks so you are always removing the top stick?

Please record the answers to problems 1-7 on note book paper.









7. Explain why visualization is an important skill for the study of geometry.

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