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Welcome to Bounce Learning Kids TV.
In this video, we will be explaining how to use some of the unique Visual Learning Resources
from BounceLearningKids.com. Today, we are going to be concentrating on
Numeracy and we're going to be looking at the Squares & Cubes chart.
Numeracy is one of the most fundamental skills that every child will learn as they grow up,
and there are many different aspects that they will be confronted with.
The earlier your child or student understands a given concept, the easier it will be for
them to build from that as they progress with their skills.
One such important concept in numeracy is exponents and what happens to numbers when
you multiply them together. In this chart, we can numbers represented
by different numbers of blocks. In the first column, we can see these blocks
laid out in a row. In the second column, we see what happens
when we multiply that number by itself. We call this resulting number a square number
and we can see that visually by arranging those blocks in a square formation.
Two rows of two; three rows of three; four rows of four, and so on.
If we multiply the number by itself a third time, we call that resulting number a cube
number and, again, we can see that visually with that number of blocks arranged in a cube
formation. Two times two rows of two; three times three
rows of three; four times four rows of four, and so on.
Representing this information like this, visually, will already be going a long way towards your
child or student understanding the concept of square & cube numbers, and they won't even
realize it. In addition to the clear and easily recognizable
visuals, we can also see the same information but represented in a more conventional way
with conventional numbers. Seeing these visuals and associating them
with the numbers will also be helping to solidify their understanding.
Although deliberately subtle, we can also see various cues on this chart that will help
to introduce the concept of exponent notation and this will be setting your child or student
up for success later on. These and many other quality Visual Learning
Resources are available on our web-site. Give your child a head-start!
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