Looking to incorporate the basics of engineering into everyday play? ⚙️ This activity will help little learners discover geometry (math) and engineering (building). Dive into Shapes is great for kids as young as preschool, but even middle school-aged kids will benefit from this activity. And let's be honest, even parents can have fun creating! This is a great opportunity to learn math vocabulary while building your structure.
🔷 Vertices: The Red and Orange connectors are the vertices. This is a point where two or more line segments meet.
🔷Edges: The pink, blue, and green sticks are the edges. The edge is a particular type of line segment joining two vertices.
🔷Faces: Then you have the faces of the shapes. A face is a flat surface that forms part of the vertices and edges.
Then let kiddos explore and build! Encourage them to create different shapes and structures. While they are building, explore the designs with questions:
🔵 Are all the edges the same length?
🔵 As for them, how ...
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