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| Topic        = Sensorial
| Topic        = Sensorial
| Subtopic      = Visual Discrimination of Form
| Subtopic      = Visual Discrimination of Form
| Photo         = Trinomial Cube 8.JPG
| image         = [[File:Trinomial Cube 8.JPG|320px]]
| Level        = [[Primary]]
| Level        = [[Primary]]
| Age          = 4 +
| Age          = 4 +

Revision as of 20:40, 6 June 2010

Trinomial Cube
Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Form
Trinomial Cube 8.JPG
LevelPrimary
Age4 +
PrerequisitesBinomial Cube

This activity teaches the child how to build a cube which indirectly prepares him for understanding the trinomial formula: (a+b+c)3.

Presentations

Presentation 1

  1. Invite the child to the lesson. Show him where the work is on the shelf, and name the work. Take the Trinomial Cube box to a table.
    Trinomial Cube 1.JPG
  2. Step two
    Trinomial Cube 2.JPG
  3. Step three
    Trinomial Cube 3.JPG

Presentation 2

  1. Invite the child to take the Trinomial Cube box to a rug or table.
  2. Step two
    Trinomial Cube 4.JPG
  3. Step three
    Trinomial Cube 5.JPG
  4. Step four
    Trinomial Cube 6.JPG
  5. Step five
    Trinomial Cube 7.JPG
  6. Step six
    Trinomial Cube 8.JPG

Points of Interest

Control of Error

  • The diagrams on the sides of the box remind the child of the pattern that each level of the blocks should make.
  • The blocks will not fit back in the box unless the cube in constructed correctly.

Variations and Extensions

Material