#spatial reasoning

[digitalfossils]

[maths-screaming]

Arithmetic as a Spatial Problem

Doing some subtraction with my new friends the dopamine-fueled clicky unit cubes zeroed me in on one thing that makes math hard for dyscalculia brain:

Even basic subtraction demands spatial reasoning.

To-wit: We read/remember numbers left to right (324 = "three hundred twenty-four"), but when we add or subtract them, we do so right to left (286 + 38 = 4 ones, 2 tens, and 3 hundreds, aka "324").

The unit blocks get me around the "hold this abstract symbol for specific units in your working memory" problem by showing me in concrete terms what the numbers look like.

The unit blocks can be ordered either right to left or left to right, but only one at a time. So if I order them left to right (300, 20, 4), I cannot simultaneously order them right to left (4, 20, 300). Those lineups cannot exist side by side. Those are two different configurations of matter at two distinct moments in time.

Yet holding these numbers in my brain to add or subtract requires me both to remember "286" and "38" and to manipulate them as "6 80 200" and "8 30." And then to reorder the results, which I calculated as "4 20 300", back into "324."

People with dyscalculia frequently struggle with spatial reasoning as well - things like learning to tie their shoes, remembering left and right, and following travel directions. I can't peer-reviewed-study prove that "not knowing my right from my left" and "getting lost when I have to keep a three-digit number in my head in two directions at once" stem from the same source, but the cotton candy feeling in my brain sure seems similar.

[creatura-theanarchist]

Hiiiii :D

shout out to people with spatial awareness issues. wishing you a "didn't bump into any table corners or walls" day today!

[artofmyart]

Sketchaday #spatial

It takes spatial reasoning to solve a Rubik’s Cube!

[themontessoriacademyofarlington]

Lower Elementary - Geometry

This student is learning about the perimeter, angles, vertices, altitudes, and diagonals of rectangles. He measures perimeters, identifies right angles, locates vertices, draws altitudes, and explores diagonals. This foundational knowledge enhances his problem-solving skills, visual and spatial reasoning, and understanding of real-world applications, making math engaging and relevant. These activities not only prepare students for advanced math but also foster a lifelong interest in the subject.

[tabletopbellhop]

New #Boardgame #Review on the Blog

Block and Key from Canadian publisher Inside Up Games

You can't help but notice this great looking game with its two level board and chonky ceramic blocks. A very 3D spatial puzzle where it's your 2D view that matters.

[blenselche]

redoing some old sketches i never used

[existennialmemes]

Me: Am I lined up to clear that doorway I'm about to pass through?

My Brain: absolutely 100% good to go

Me: [bumps jarringly into doorframe]

My Brain: Woah, oh my god, you are not even gonna believe this, but it moved! The doorway moved. Amazing that we got to observe this bizarre event

Me: You know, I would fire you if this place wasn't already so understaffed

[wardensantoineandevka]

it's very freeing to have a reputation for being bad at wrapping gifts. absolutely no pressure to make this thing look pretty. didn't fold that corner quite right and it's all weird now? no problem! that's exactly the sort of thing people expect from you! and when you DO manage to wrap some square box perfectly, everyone's super impressed! a win no matter what.

[martyrmarked]

sidri makes solas do all the astariums

[angelmush]

i got a goose tattooed on the inside of my forearm today and it was a flash piece but it's my favorite tattoo already it means everything to me i could sob

[digitalfossils]

[spiralling-spires]

If he hadn’t been sacrificed, I feel like Michael would have been more a victim and/or avatar of The Web.

I highly doubt Michael was stupid. To be honest, he strikes me as neurodivergent of the “if I just go with what they say, they won’t hate me” variety. He trusted gertrude to not… y’know. Kill him. I feel like that’s a pretty low level of trust, all things considered. He probably knew she was planning *something*, though he grossly underestimated the scale. Consider also that Gertrude was trying to intentionally deceive pretty much everyone so that she could go around obliterating Rituals and being a general pain in the ass to Jonah. It’s not a mark against someone to have been tricked by Gertrude. Hell, he was in an echo chamber designed to keep him ignorant!

Point is, Michael wasn’t stupid. He was scared. He was scared of being hated and left behind and not being enough for others. He was scared of failing people. He’d fall into anyone’s schemes, take any number of hits, whatever it would take to have people stick around and hopefully, maybe, protect him in return.

If it hadn’t been Gertrude and her assistants specifically, if it hadn’t been Fears and supernatural entities and attempts to end the world, he would have been manipulated, rather than lied-to-and-manipulated. He could break the Great Twisting because he *had* been lied to, not because it was the core of his fear. (Ignore for now that the Twisting wouldn’t have worked anyway, if 160 is to be believed.)

And every fear has a bit of manipulation in it, Gerry’s colour analogy rant and all. But The Web relishes in manipulation, in telling you true things that will lead you to the wrong conclusions to do what it wants. Michael was told he could stop a great evil. True! Sort of!

Anyways, Web!Michael when

[unopenablebox]

i simply don't believe that orange cats are temperamentally distinct. i think youre all on one

[eachuisge-cc]

box modeling whitetail antlers is a great thing to do if you have no respect for your own time or sanity

anyway, I wanted to do some vaguely wintry stuff and people have been asking for antlers so that seemed like a good choice.

[themontessoriacademyofarlington]

Toddler - Music

These children are very engaged with their musical instruments, working together and enjoying the sounds produced by this wonderful work. Children connect with music from a very young age. They enjoy singing, stomping, swinging, clapping, twirling scarves, and playing musical instruments. Hands on experience with musical instruments like rhythm sticks, bells, shaker eggs, drums, etc., are introduced in our toddler classroom. It has been shown that music helps children build pattern recognition and spatial reasoning, both of which are important math skills. Building music skills helps to develop auditory abilities and phonological awareness, which are foundational skills for reading.