Webinar Recordings SET A for Grades 5-6-Webinar 9 Recording

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In the ninth webinar of the Level 5-6 series for Fall 2022, students engaged in hands-on tasks focusing on folding, cutting, and arranging paper. The instructor emphasized the importance of developing spatial reasoning and visualization skills, comparable to learning to play a video game: challenging at first, but becoming more intuitive with practice. Participants were given practical exercises using paper cutouts and instructed on solving problems often encountered in contests, emphasizing that practicing these techniques would improve their skills progressively.<br /><br />The session covered topics like arranging geometric shapes without flipping them, determining shapes formed by folds and cuts, and predicting outcomes when unfolding paper. For example, when folding a round sheet multiple times and making a cut, students had to determine the resulting shape. Participants were encouraged to approach such problems by imagining them or using drawing methods when physical manipulations were not possible.<br /><br />Throughout the webinar, interaction was encouraged via chat to validate participants' answers and ensure understanding. The instructor also advised using past contests for additional practice, highlighting that familiarity with various problem types would aid performance in real exams. Overall, the session aimed to enhance participants' confidence and capabilities in both interpreting and solving complex spatial problems.

Keywords

webinar

spatial reasoning

visualization skills

paper folding

geometric shapes

problem-solving

hands-on tasks

practice exercises

interactive learning

contest preparation