Asymmetrical Number Balance 3d model
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Asymmetrical Number Balance

Asymmetrical Number Balance

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Dylan Wolfer, Grand Haven High School, Grand Haven MI; Instructor - Jeremy Case
The Asymmetrical number balance is an easy way for kinesthetic learners to grasp the basic mathematical skills that they will use for the rest of their lives. For the past 10 years, there have been many improvements in the education system for visual learners to be able to keep up with auditory learners in the classroom, which the education system has been built around for a long time. The asymmetrical number balance is the first step towards change in the education system that would allow for kinesthetic learners to be on the same page as auditory and visual learners. The way the asymmetrical number balance works is designed to be easy for elementary students. On the left side, there are pegs labeled 1 through 5, and on the right there is one single peg. The goal is to place a set of weights on the left side, and find the weight that makes the right side equal, this weight will have a label for the number it represents. If the weight the student chooses matches with the weights they placed on the left side, the number balance will not move. If the two sides are not equal, then one side will fall, telling the student that that number is too big. Creation of this product is based around FDM 3D Printing, allowing for minimal support material use while still maintaining the precise weight of each part.

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