"Mystery Device" Makes Math Fun

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Proving that learning math can be fun, Dor Abrahamson, assistant professor of cognition and development at UC Berkeley, demonstrates Kinemathics from the Mathematic Imagery Trainer at the recent Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education conference.

The premise is to teach kids in grades 4-6 how to remote-manipulate virtual objects on a computer screen in order to figure out proportionality of the "mystery device."

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