On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 5:55 AM, K. K. Subramaniam <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Friday 24 Jul 2009 7:08:05 am Anurag Goel wrote: > > I feel most kids struggled with this because they had not learned too > much > > about geometry, particularily concepts involving degrees and radii. > > However, kids experimented with a lot of different values to better > predict > > increments. Some kids realized that if they input a really large number > > they would get the same result as importing a really small number (ex: 12 > > and 732). As expected, the kids did not understand why that was. > The circular movement is not about geometry but differential calculus. > Watch > the movie clips on Talking Turtles in http://logothings.wikispaces.com, The one with the yellow turtle? > > particular the first part of clip 2. 732 and 12 are numerical encodings of > a > concept that they have to experience first using their own body movements. > > Subbu > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove [email protected] 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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