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| Student shows the cube made from pipes of same length |
Almost all the things around us is three dimensional in nature. Yet, we teach shapes drawing 2D figures on white boards. Not in my class though!!!
Students are given pipes of different sizes along with connectors. Some connectors are cubical with six holes, one on each face. While some are flexible and have three holes each separated with 120 degree. Other flexible connectors have three or six holes.
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| Students try to make a pyramid in a group |
Students are challenged to look at the figure from the white board and try to make a 3D model out of the pipes and connectors. They work in groups and make the shapes. Then the students are then asked to draw their figure and note down the following:
- How many sides does it have?
- How many edges does it have?
- How many corners does it have?
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| A student has a creative way of showing he has completed the task |
Students not only are highly engaged in such classes but their memory retains for long time.
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| Students are excited as their prism is finally complete |
In the end the team that completes making all the shapes and gets all the answers correct is declared winner and given some good RED STARS for their effort!!!
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| Students try to figure out which pipe goes where in a cuboid |
