<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Edward Cherlin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:echerlin@gmail.com">echerlin@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im">On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 2:55 AM, K. K. Subramaniam<<a href="mailto:subbukk@gmail.com">subbukk@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> </div><div class="im">> On Friday 24 Jul 2009 7:08:05 am Anurag Goel wrote:<br> >> I feel most kids struggled with this because they had not learned too much<br> >> about geometry, particularily concepts involving degrees and radii.<br> >> However, kids experimented with a lot of different values to better predict<br> >> increments. Some kids realized that if they input a really large number<br> >> they would get the same result as importing a really small number (ex: 12<br> >> and 732). As expected, the kids did not understand why that was.<br> > The circular movement is not about geometry but differential calculus. Watch<br> > the movie clips on Talking Turtles in <a href="http://logothings.wikispaces.com" target="_blank">http://logothings.wikispaces.com</a>,<br> > particular the first part of clip 2. 732 and 12 are numerical encodings of a<br> > concept that they have to experience first using their own body movements.<br> <br> </div>They all know what a 720 turn is in skateboarding or snowboarding body<br> movements. If you don't, check out some eXtreme Sports videos on the<br> Web.<br> <div class="im"></div></blockquote><div><br>Cool idea! Thanks Edward<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Cg7w_8kkU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Cg7w_8kkU</a><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7fpFtWXCo&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7fpFtWXCo&feature=related</a><br> <br>Walter, you tube is probably blocked so you'll have to download them locally if you want to use this idea.<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im"><br> > Subbu<br> ><br> > _______________________________________________<br> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br> > <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> > <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a><br> ><br> <br> <br> <br> </div><font color="#888888">--<br> Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name<br> And Children are my nation.<br> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination.<br> <a href="http://earthtreasury.org/worknet" target="_blank">http://earthtreasury.org/worknet</a> (Edward Mokurai Cherlin)<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="h5">_______________________________________________<br> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br> <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Caroline Meeks<br>Solution Grove<br>Caroline@SolutionGrove.com<br> <br>617-500-3488 - Office<br>505-213-3268 - Fax<br>