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Duff, Signe M.; Van Bergen, Penny; Mulligan, Joanne – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2021
When young students engage with activities aimed at improving spatial reasoning, there is potential to also improve learning and performance in practical mathematics problem-solving tasks, scientific inquiries, and other STEM-based tasks. In this study, students worked in pairs to problem solve through 3D construction. The aim was to assess…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Spatial Ability, Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving
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Gilbert, Suze S.; Huddleston, Tracey R.; Winters, J. Jeremy – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2018
The authors challenged their second grade students to design and build a small house for a Skylander toy character that would be economical, yet able to withstand "the elements of wind and rain." While this social studies (economics)/science/math integrated project was completed with second grade students, the lessons presented in this…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Building Design, Cooperative Learning