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This activity prepares the child for understanding the binary system. | This activity prepares the child for understanding the binary system. | ||
== Presentation == | == Presentations == | ||
===Presentation 1=== | |||
# Carry the material to a table. Place on the left side of the table. | # Carry the material to a table. Place on the left side of the table. | ||
# Remove the blocks | #:[[File:Po2C 1.JPG|250px]] | ||
# | # Remove the blocks one at a time and place on the table as shown. | ||
# | #:[[File:Po2C 2.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 3.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 4.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 5.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 6.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 7.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 8.JPG|230px]] | ||
# | # Rebuild the Cube in the box by replacing the blocks in the opposite order from which they were taken out. | ||
#:[[File:Po2C 7.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 6.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 5.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 4.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 3.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 2.JPG|230px]] | |||
===Presentation 2=== | |||
# Remove the blocks from the box as in the first presentation, but leave more room at the bottom of the table. | |||
#:[[File:Po2C 9.JPG|230px]] | |||
# Rebuild the cube on the table as shown. | |||
#:[[File:Po2C 10.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 11.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 12.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 13.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 14.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 15.JPG|230px]] [[File:Po2C 16.JPG|230px]] | |||
== Points of Interest == | == Points of Interest == | ||
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== Variations and Extensions == | == Variations and Extensions == | ||
* The cube can be built upside down starting with the smallest pieces, and ending with the largest one. | * The cube can be built upside down starting with the smallest pieces, and ending with the largest one. | ||
*:[[File:Po2C 9.JPG|200px]] [[File:Po2C v2.JPG|200px]] [[File:Po2C v3.JPG|200px]] [[File:Po2C v4.JPG|200px]] [[File:Po2C v5.JPG|200px]] [[File:Po2C v6.JPG|200px]] [[File:Po2C v7.JPG|200px]] [[File:Po2C v8.JPG|200px]] [[File:Po2C v9.JPG|200px]] | |||
== Material == | == Material == | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 18 September 2011
| Powers of Two Cube | |
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| Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Form | |
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| Level | Primary |
| Age | 3 + |
| Prerequisites | Pink Tower |
This activity prepares the child for understanding the binary system.
Presentations
Presentation 1
- Carry the material to a table. Place on the left side of the table.
- Remove the blocks one at a time and place on the table as shown.
- Rebuild the Cube in the box by replacing the blocks in the opposite order from which they were taken out.
Presentation 2
- Remove the blocks from the box as in the first presentation, but leave more room at the bottom of the table.
- Rebuild the cube on the table as shown.
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
- The cube can be built upside down starting with the smallest pieces, and ending with the largest one.
Material
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