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Elastic Band Craze Teaching Children Mathematics and Geometry

posted by azrael on Monday July 07 2014, @12:33AM   
from the someone-somewhere-is-making-money dept.

cafebabe writes:

You may have seen a craze involving colorful elastic bands.

Don't despair! It is teaching children mathematics and geometry including Pascal's triangle and Fibonacci sequences. Even young children are learning terms such as hexagon and rhombus.

Furthermore, kids are also learning reading skills and fine motor skills while making friends and gaining confidence. Many are also learning about economics.

• Do they biodegrade? Do they biodegrade? (Score: 2, Interesting) by bootsy on Monday July 07 2014, @08:09AM

  by bootsy (3440) on Monday July 07 2014, @08:09AM (#65126)

  I am more interested in how they break down over time. Since my daughter has gotten into them I have seen a lot of them in all sorts of places where they have been dropped.

  I would agree with the hand eye co-ordination bit. Not so sure they see the mathematics intuitively though.

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• Re:Do they biodegrade? (Score: 2) by choose another one on Monday July 07 2014, @08:39AM

  by choose another one (515) on Monday July 07 2014, @08:39AM (#65138)

  They don't break down, just end up some place else...

  http://static.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/i-wonder-how-many-of-those-damn-rainbow-loom-rubber-bands-i-have-to-suck-up-with-the-vacuum-before-it-spits-out-its-own-bracelet-rmr-145bb.png [someecards.com]

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