Webinar Recordings SET A for Grades 7-8-Webinar 6 Recording

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The webinar focused on understanding three-dimensional geometric objects, specifically analyzing a problem involving a rectangular prism composed of blocks. Participants were encouraged to share their thoughts in a chat without necessarily solving the problem, emphasizing idea generation. The session covered spatial reasoning, exploring 3D visualizations after transformations like rotation, folding, and cutting. The concept of 'nets' was explained, showing how a 2D pattern can unfold into a 3D solid shape like a cube, emphasizing that opposite faces do not share a vertex. Side pairing was introduced as a method to identify opposite sides and matching patterns, important for solving visual puzzles.<br /><br />The participants engaged in practice questions from past competitions, such as identifying which house view doesn't match from different angles and maximizing the number of cubes in a stacked formation. They are also encouraged to use backward reasoning to solve paper folding scenarios and to verify their answers by imagining the folding and cutting process to visualize the final shape. Another task involved determining the maximum sum of dots on adjacent cube faces sharing a common vertex. These exercises aimed to strengthen spatial reasoning skills through visualization, reflection, and logical deduction. The session concluded with gratitude, urging participants to review the material and stay engaged with forthcoming sessions.

Keywords

three-dimensional geometry

rectangular prism

spatial reasoning

3D visualization

nets

side pairing

visual puzzles

backward reasoning

paper folding

logical deduction