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US 2014/0272829 A1Published application
Educational toy number stacking blocks
OwnerBenjamin David Skaggsinventor
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Abstract
The present invention includes a set of stacking blocks designed to resemble the Arabic numerals 1-10. Each number block is height proportional to its value, and they can be stacked vertically. This feature allows students to see the relationship between numbers, and discover math concepts as they stack or play.
Claims12
An educational system for conveying via play activity, the numerical relationships of the base ten numerical system comprising:
- 1) a series of stacking blocks, each with length, width, depth, faces and sides wherein blocks representing a number symbol are proportionally sized and shaped based on the relative numerical value of each number block in the series, and,
- 2) wherein the blocks are vertically stackable along the sides to produce in aggregate a plurality of structures that provides ready visibility of the represented values of the separate blocks and encourage reasoned or intuitive comparisons of the relative values.
In a play setting, a process to convey concepts related to the base ten system comprising the steps:
- 1) providing a set of vertically stackable blocks with each block having length, width and depth including blocks representing whole numbers and wherein number blocks 1-10 are shaped and sized in proportion to their relative value, and
- 2) stacking the blocks to produce in aggregate a plurality of three-dimensional structures that permits visibility of the represented values of the separate blocks and encourages reasoned or intuitive comparisons of the relative values.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.