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Rubik’s® Cube Insights www.youCANdothecube.com NCAGT Magnifying Possibilities March 2-3, 2017 Katherine Humphreys
Rubik’s® Cube Insights
www.youCANdothecube.com
NCAGT Magnifying Possibilities March 2-3, 2017 Katherine Humphreys
Rubik’s® Cube Insights
into
Activities
Thinking Skills
Soft Skills
Resources
A beginning student will:
learn the parts of a cube
explore how it moves
learn the algorithm alphabet
follow directions
Check out the solution videos at
YouCANdothecube.com
Solving the Rubik’s® Cube
Parts of a cube : Corners, Edges, Centers
Solving the Rubik’s® Cube
Solving the Rubik’s® Cube
Orientation, Invariance of Face Colors, How it Moves
Algorithm Alphabet R L U D F B
R R’ L L’
Solve the white cross first.
Solving the Rubik’s® Cube
R’D’RD
Solve First Layer Corners
LDL’
Solve First Layer Corners
URU’R’U’F’UF
or U’L’UL UFU’F’
Solve the 2nd Layer
Thinking skills
The beginner who Memorizes the algorithms can solve the cube in less than 2 minutes.
The solver will Understand the state of the cube, what piece needs to go where, and Remember the algorithms to place it.
With lots of practice, Muscle Memory takes over.
The Possibilities
Math Lessons Mosaics
Speed Cubing Competitions
The Possibilities
Math Lessons
Lesson Plans
Screen shot from www.youCANdothecube.com
Math Lessons
Cube Nets ?
Prisms and Pyramids
Cycles – repeated algorithms
R4 L’URU’LUR’U’3
Practice Standards
Mathematical Practice Standards (Common Core)
1. Make sense of problems & persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments & critique reasoning …. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
The Possibilities
Mosaics Building and
Designing
Mosaic Building
Mosaic Building
A beginning student will: learn about pixilation learn how we see color solve one face only learn organization be creative
mosaic.twisttheweb.com
Mosaic Building
Mosaic Building
Mosaic Designing
Making a template with graph paper, a sketch, and crayons.
Mosaic Designing
Advanced Students Art Endeavor Collaboration New Technology using GIMP Photoshop 2
Mosaic Design Contest
K-12 Mosaic Design Competition • Student(s) create original Art or a Photograph • Convert it to a Rubik’s Mosaic • Build and then Photograph the Mosaic • Send in the picture by April 7, 2017 • Voting will be done via the You CAN Do the Cube Facebook page.
The Possibilities
Speed Cubing
Speed Cubing
Motivated solvers will learn different beginner methods and then the Fridrich Method: CFOP: C - white Cross, F2L - First 2 Layers OLL – Orient Last Layer PLL – Permute Last Layer
An F2L example
Speed Cubing
The motivated solver will Memorize many algorithms Learn to recognize patterns Learn efficient use of fingers.
Thinking skills
More advanced students will learn to
Analyze the speed benefits of different algorithms and
Evaluate which ones they will use. Eventually they will
Create new algorithms that work better for them depending on the situation.
A Last Layer Concatenation
Thinking skills
With anticipating the next move and practice, a cuber can solve in less than 30 seconds. A solver learns: Sequencing Visualizing Spatial Relationships Perseverance Focus Self-direction Fast Solve
The Possibilities
School Competitions
School Competitions
Students learn: How to use Timer Cooperation Humility Team Spirit Fortitude
the Timer
Team Competitions
Solo Competitions
Competitions
“They are a
competitive bunch
and had accepted
the challenge. The
team and most of
the individual
competitors had
their best time at
the competition and
felt a true sense of
accomplishment.”
Hosting a Competition
Learn: To be Welcoming Organization Responsibility To Lead
Rubik’s® Cube Insights
Resources
youCANdothecube.com
youCANdothecube.com
Resources
Donor’s Choose STEM grants PTA / PTO mini grants Title I funds FREE resources from www. YouCANdotheCube.com
www.youCANdothecube.com
Rubik’s Cube Insights
Contacts: Katherine Humphreys , Greensboro, NC [email protected] Meg McCann, USA East coast lead [email protected]
April 7th Original art or picture Mosaic Contest April 21-23 Hasbro Gaming Championship Solo Competition in MA $5000 prize April 27 School Team Competition, Guilford County Nov 9-12 Booth 402 NAGC, Charlotte, NC
Rubik’s® Cube Insights
Thank you
