Week 2
Assignments
- [ ] Task 1: [think about a project that involves vinyl cutting]
- [ ] Task 2: [Did not manage to ]
Process
- brainstorm ideas of how vinyl cutting can be used to make manipulatives for teaching and learning
- thought of using it to cut jigsaw puzzles, with game pieces to learn about cooperation and teamwork
- idea #1: teach Nature of Science, to use this lesson:https://www.scienceteacherprogram.org/genscience/Choi04.html
- but cardboard/ paper can be used, not necessary to use vinyl cutting
- idea #2: chemistry triangle jig-saw puzzle, this lesson idea https://edu.rsc.org/ideas/escape-the-classroom-basic-puzzles/3009832.article
- cutting can be faster and more accurate than manual cutting
Reflection
- manipulatives can help to engage the students, by injecting hands on activities
- students can reuse the manipulatives for revision
- find more lesson ideas that involves cutting, especially curve lines (e.g. model building)
- creating new templates or search for existing ones to modify
- bits to image https://editor.p5js.org/xavidominguez/full/HfuLSJ7bM
- guide to use cricut https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lEIr1TjuL6K195s9oKrGKrdktIfXiZNzYV6KTOXb868/edit
- lesson ideas project ideas that you can get from here as well. https://nextwavestem.com/all-in-one-store/grades-6-8-vinyl-cutting-design