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In our tech-heavy world, an analog puzzle like a Rubik's Cube may seem old-fashioned or outdated. However, there are many modern benefits to these 40-year-old "toys". There are two primary reasons why our classroom would benefit from a class set of Rubik's Cube it will help improve manual dexterity that has suffered at the expense of being tech-savvy. (Many students still struggle to cut on a straight line or fold a piece of paper in half.) Second, it will help encourage students to have patience and persevere when presented with a difficult problem. What students have gained in their ability to utilize technology, they have lost in their ability to manipulate objects with their fingers. Working with a Rubik's Cube will help improve dexterity. This will not only help students with "school tasks" like cutting and folding; it will also help improve their typing speed by creating agile and nimble fingers. The persistence required to solve a Rubik's Cube will teach students to continue to press on through difficult tasks. It will also help with mapping as students determine patterns and memorize algorithms to solve various parts of the cube. Due to the nature of the Rubik's Cube, it works best if each student has their own. That way, they can pick up where they left off without worrying about another student "messing up" their work. A class set of cubes would allow me to assign one to each student to work on during math centers, indoor recess, or other free time when all other work is completed. My goal as a teacher is to reveal hints a little at a time to help students with their puzzle. (i.e. "The first step is to make a 'plus sign' on the white face.")

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In our tech-heavy world, an analog puzzle like a Rubik's Cube may seem old-fashioned or outdated. However, there are many modern benefits to these 40-year-old "toys". There are two primary reasons why our classroom would benefit from a class set of Rubik's Cube it will help improve manual dexterity that has suffered at the expense of being tech-savvy. (Many students still struggle to cut on a straight line or fold a piece of paper in half.) Second, it will help encourage students to have patience and persevere when presented with a difficult problem. What students have gained in their ability to utilize technology, they have lost in their ability to manipulate objects with their fingers. Working with a Rubik's Cube will help improve dexterity. This will not only help students with "school tasks" like cutting and folding; it will also help improve their typing speed by creating agile and nimble fingers. The persistence required to solve a Rubik's Cube will teach students to continue to press on through difficult tasks. It will also help with mapping as students determine patterns and memorize algorithms to solve various parts of the cube. Due to the nature of the Rubik's Cube, it works best if each student has their own. That way, they can pick up where they left off without worrying about another student "messing up" their work. A class set of cubes would allow me to assign one to each student to work on during math centers, indoor recess, or other free time when all other work is completed. My goal as a teacher is to reveal hints a little at a time to help students with their puzzle. (i.e. "The first step is to make a 'plus sign' on the white face.")

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