RU168862U1 - Device for the development of spatial thinking - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of entertainment and learning, in particular to the field of desktop gaming devices, and is intended to develop spatial thinking of users and attract them both to technical creativity and to visual art. A device for the development of spatial thinking, containing a volumetric rectangular box with geometric bodies and figures placed in it, is characterized in that the transparent box is provided with round-shaped openings at different heights in the side wall, into which spokes with rounded ends are inserted with the possibility of horizontal movement, at the top the sides of the box are mounted on a flexible cable with the possibility of movement of geometric bodies and figures, such as pyramids, cylinders, cones, etc., having through holes in their geome tric centers, while all the sides of the box are equipped with risks for marking the height of the body in space. The technical effect compared to the known device is to expand the capabilities of the device and increase the range of tasks.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of entertainment and learning, in particular to the field of desktop gaming devices, and is intended to develop the spatial thinking of users and attract them both to technical creativity and to visual.

For the development of spatial thinking, an initial acquaintance with the varieties of geometric bodies is necessary, it is necessary to be able to distinguish their parameters and relative position in space, to be able to control their movement. At the school, in the lessons of mathematics, they study the names of geometric bodies - this is a cube, cylinder, sphere, cone. In high school, they study the interaction of bodies, the virtual boundaries of intersection.

Often students do not have sufficient spatial imagination, cannot imagine any device in the form of a complex of parts filling it. The learning process must be completed earlier. Developed spatial thinking is necessary for designers, doctors, architects, fashion designers, in any thought process where modeling is involved. Children in the circles of modeling and design, where they get already prepared and interested, get acquainted with the process of spatial thinking and master it. Devices for the development of spatial thinking are simply necessary for users of different ages.

A device of the puzzle type is known (RF patent for utility model No. 44060, IPC A63F 9/06) containing flat game elements in the form of series-connected equilateral triangles with holes also in the form of equilateral triangles, while the flexible connection elements are made in the form of elastic strips connecting two adjacent sides of equilateral triangles. The constructor puzzle contributes to the development of spatial and logical thinking. However, only flat geometric figures are involved in this device.

A known device is the puzzle "avant-garde" containing volumetric elements (RF patent for the invention No. 2035928, IPC A63F 9/06). The puzzle is a chain of tetrahedrons connected together in a loop-like fashion. Two faces of the tetrahedron are made in the form of right-angled triangles with sides and two faces - in the form of right-angled triangles with the sides, where X is the edge of the cube whose cross-section forms the tetrahedron. However, the device is structurally complex, difficult to manufacture.

The closest is the device (RF patent for utility model No. 88979, IPC A63F 9/06 Mechanical puzzle "packaging" type). This voluminous puzzle contains a rectangular box with a ratio of the dimensions of its length, width and height to the height of the box h as 2: 1, 5: 1, and a set of figures placed in it from four groups of rectangular parallelepipeds, the number of which in the group and the size of the height of the box h defined in a certain way. The bottom line is that all the figures are placed in the box, filling all the space. The device, according to the creators, develops thinking, including spatial.

The disadvantage of this device is the limited tasks to be solved for the development of spatial thinking - only the mutual arrangement of figures, and only parallelepipeds, is considered, while other geometric figures are not involved and the problems of controlling the mutual arrangement of figures are not considered.

The objective of the utility model is to increase the gaming capabilities of the device, expanding the range of tasks and simplifying the manufacture of the device.

To do this, in the device for the development of spatial thinking, containing a volumetric rectangular box with geometric bodies and figures placed in it, the box is made transparent and provided with round-shaped openings at different heights in the side wall, into which spokes with rounded ends are inserted with the possibility of horizontal movement the upper sides of the box are mounted on a flexible cable with the possibility of movement of geometric bodies and figures, such as pyramids, cylinders, cones, etc., having in their geometric center through holes, while all the faces of the body are equipped with risks for marking the height of the body in the box.

Different geometric bodies are involved in this device, the body is transparent, so you can observe the movement of bodies in space, the needles are needed to control the movement of bodies in space, risks allow you to mark the coordinates of movement. As a picture, a ruler can be pasted. All this allows you to use the device as a simulator for the development of spatial thinking.

The figure shows an example implementation of the device (Fig. 1).

In a transparent box 1, geometric bodies - 3, 4, 5 with holes in the center are placed on a cable 2. In the side wall 6 of the box 1, holes 7 are made in which spokes 8 with rounded ends are inserted. All walls of the box 1 are equipped with markings - risks (not shown).

Geometrical bodies 3, 4, 5 are lowered in turn into the box 1, the cable 2 allows you to hold them at a certain height. By marks-risks, you can track the height-depth of immersion and through the side wall 6 the placement relative to the front wall closer or further. Knitting needles 8 allow you to pick up a geometric body and move it. Using this device, one can observe in a game form the movement of figures relative to each other in dynamics, control this movement and, consequently, develop thinking, including spatial.

Consider the exercises for the development of spatial thinking, which are performed using this device.

• Guess the shape or geometric body. Find among the figures a given one, for example a cone.

• Which figure is closer, which is farther. Which geometric body is located higher, which is lower.

• Raise the cone above the box. Lower the cylinder below the box.

• At the moment of lowering the cone 3, bring the spoke in and pierce the cone. It is necessary to determine which spoke to take, which is closer or further relative to the front wall of the box. To do this, you need to think.

• Drive traffic. Use a knitting needle to raise or lower a geometric body, such as a cone. In another task, push him away.

Using the device, you can achieve the mental construction of new figures and bodies, including those already known, as well as the reconstruction of spatial objects using some of their elements. When working with children, instead of the well-known geometric figures, having previously analyzed their composition, you can take conditional figures similar to the figures of fairy-tale characters, consisting of several famous figures. So it turned out that Grandma and Grandfather consist of spheres connected to a cone in one case and a cylinder in another, a dog can consist of two cylinders with paws in the form of parallelepipeds and a cone in the nose, etc.

All these exercises contribute to the development of spatial thinking and imagination.

The technical effect is to expand the capabilities of the device and increase the range of tasks for the development of imagination and spatial thinking.

Claims (1)

A device for the development of spatial thinking, containing a volumetric rectangular box with geometric bodies and figures placed in it, characterized in that the transparent box is provided with round-shaped openings at different heights in the side wall, into which spokes with rounded ends are inserted with the possibility of horizontal movement, at the top the sides of the box are attached on a flexible cable with the possibility of movement of geometric bodies and figures, such as pyramids, cylinders, cones, etc., having through holes in their geo metric center, while all the faces of the box are equipped with risks for marking the height of the body in space.

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