February 2009, Vol. 14, Issue 6
Decomposing Solids to Develop Spatial Sense
Samuel Obara
Three sets
of activities are presented in the form of puzzles. These activities focus on
students’ investigations of three-dimensional models, observing how they look
and feel. The improvement of students’ spatial sense and conceptual understanding
after experiencing the activities is described.
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