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Informal making experiences invite learners to playfully engage in mathematics. Makerspaces, playgrounds, museums, and other informal STEM learning spaces offer possibilities for children and adults to enjoy making sense of mathematics by indulging in creative and fun learning processes. In an attempt to make learning match more fun and interesting, there have been a lot of recent developments in ... read morethe form of digital apps and interactive AR/VR methods of teaching math. However, in the domain of informal STEM learning spaces and with the advent of spaces like makerspaces, there seems to be immense potential in the way not just kids but also adults can have a deeper understanding of math concepts. The installation explores ways and methods of integration of building, making, tinkering using mathematics as the core tool in out-of-school environments (mainly like playgrounds, museums, etc.) This work takes inspiration from the Hoberman's sphere and is an attempt to reimagine a hexagon and look at basic geometric properties such as angle/side bisection.
Art installation exhibited at the Tufts Graduate Student Council's 24th Graduate Student Research Symposium, March 6, 2020. Winner.read less
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