Webinars SET B - Grade 1-2 - Sunday@5:45-6:45pm EST-Recording Webinar 3

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Video Summary

The lesson focuses on spatial thinking skills essential for solving Mask and Rule Computation problems. Ground rules emphasized a muted, video-off classroom with questions answered via polls or chat due to class size and technical issues. A four-step problem-solving method was introduced: understand the problem, plan a solution, execute step-by-step, then review the answer for correctness and plausibility.<br /><br />Review of the previous lesson covered comparison and ordering questions, emphasizing careful reading for keywords like bigger, smaller, taller, or sequence indicators. The importance of managing time and avoiding rushing was stressed.<br /><br />The new lesson included warm-up questions on visualizing 3D objects from different angles, encouraging students to imagine shapes like cylinders and coins seen from above, below, or the side, noting that perspectives change the visible shapes. Strategies such as drawing, color-coding, mental rotation, and using physical models to aid spatial visualization were suggested.<br /><br />Subsequent exercises involved matching puzzle pieces, analyzing stacked cards, and interpreting shadows by comparing details in images. The class explored cogwheels (gears), clarifying how adjacent gears rotate in opposite directions and how full rotations affect teeth positions. Students practiced predicting gear tooth positions after rotation.<br /><br />A challenging problem about cards threaded on a string required understanding the order and orientation of cards without untying the rope. The solution involved carefully tracing how the string passes through white and gray card sides and was recommended to be visualized using physical cards and string for clarity.<br /><br />Despite technical issues with Zoom polls, the session was interactive with active chat participation. The lesson concluded by emphasizing that spatial thinking involves imagining objects from different viewpoints, using visualization tools, and careful analysis to solve complex problems. Practice materials and video solutions were shared for further study.

Keywords

spatial thinking

Mask and Rule Computation

problem-solving method

comparison and ordering

visualizing 3D objects

mental rotation

physical models

cogwheels rotation

gear tooth prediction

card string orientation

interactive learning