Re: Children's Comp. Sci. education

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From: Jordan B Pollack
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 19:48

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>The puzzles are superimposed on centimeter graph paper (I can post Cuisenaire
>Co.'s address if anybody wants it). The recommended ages are ages 9-17,
>although at age 6 she's having no trouble knocking out the beginner
>puzzles.

Please post the address for Cusinaire, which I might otherwise have
mistaken for a food processor company:)

Here is a discription of the "rainbow" puzzle I invented for my
daughter when she was 2:

2  5" red sticks        in a 10" slot
3  3" orange sticks      in a 9" slot
2  4" yellow sticks      in a 8" slot
4  2" green sticks       in a 8" slot
1  7" blue Stick         in a 7" slot
1  6" indigo stick       in a 6" slot
5  1" violet sticks      in a 5" slot

While she didnt learn addition (as I intended), she did learn both a
sort of conservation of length through random assembly of the puzzle,
and also the order of colors when she mastered the "right way."



-- 
Jordan Pollack                            Assistant Professor
CIS Dept/OSU                              Laboratory for AI Research
2036 Neil Ave                             Email: pollack@cis.ohio-state.edu
Columbus, OH 43210                        Phone: (614)292-4890 (then * to fax)

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