Geometry is the mathematical discipline that studies figures in space or on a plane. If we take into account that every plane has two dimensions, it is very useful to have a tool that represents said plane and that allows the geometric figures to be explained. This tool is the geoplane.
In the field of mathematics didactics
The geoplane is a teaching tool with great potential for understanding certain aspects of mathematics.
As its name suggests, this gadget is aimed at teaching geometry on a plane. With regard to its characteristics, they are the following:
1) in a smooth format that can be made of wood or another material, two coordinate axes or Cartesian axes are drawn and
2) from this division, grids are drawn throughout the structure of the geoplane. It should be noted, on the other hand, that the geoplane can be isometric, orthometric, in the form of a square or a circle.
What can you learn with a geoplane?
Its possibilities are very wide. Thus, it is possible to learn the area of geometric figures, visualize multiplication tables, the concept of a horizontal or vertical straight line, the perimeter of a figure, volume, symmetry, the characteristics of irregular figures or the understanding of the fractions, among many other possibilities.
The appeal of the geoplane is based on the fact that the student can visualize the abstract concepts of geometry in a practical way.
Students can learn with a geoplane using different strategies: coloring it, making stickers on the grids or attaching rubber bands to thumbtacks to make figures. In short, it is a playful way of working on mathematical concepts that are traditionally difficult to understand with theoretical language.
The world of mathematics can also be very entertaining for children
Having fun and at the same time learning math is perfectly possible. The game of abacus, dominoes, riddles, mosaics or some songs are strategies that allow to liven up the mathematical language. Didactics experts argue that play is the best methodology for children to approach knowledge.
It should be noted that there are so-called manipulative mathematics, a way of combining abstract concepts with the need that children have to fiddle with things. Through this pedagogical approach, the little ones discover that everything that surrounds them is related to mathematical language.
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