Elephant Weight Jouet éducatif d'initiation aux mathématiques by Shanghai Art and Design Academy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Fer in Design de Jouet Competition Category.
FerJouet· 2023
Elephant Weight Jouet éducatif d'initiation aux mathématiques
by Shanghai Art and Design Academy
Client: Shanghai Art and Design Academy
A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Jouet Category
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The Design
About Elephant Weight Jouet éducatif d'initiation aux mathématiques
Elephant Weight est un jouet d'éveil aux mathématiques destiné aux enfants de plus de trois ans. Le design s'inspire du conte traditionnel chinois « Cao Chong pèse l'éléphant », dans lequel le principe de substitution équivalente permet de mesurer un objet volumineux à l'aide de nombreux petits objets. Chaque petit poids en forme d'éléphant porte l'indication de sa masse, de 5 grammes à 100 grammes. On place un objet dans le bateau, on repère le niveau d'enfoncement, puis on ajoute des poids jusqu'à ce que la coque retrouve ce même niveau. En additionnant les valeurs inscrites, les enfants découvrent ainsi les notions de poids et de nombres.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Fer
Elephant Weight Jouet éducatif d'initiation aux mathématiques est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Elephant Weight Jouet éducatif d'initiation aux mathématiques est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Elephant Weight Jouet éducatif d'initiation aux mathématiques est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- This is a math early education toy for children over 3 years old. It is developed from the "equivalent replacement" in the story of " Cao Chong Weighs the Elephant ". Each small elephant weight is marked with 5g, 10g, 20g, 30g, 40g, 50g and 100g according to the weight. Weigh according to the hull sinking,children can clearly feel the weight of different scales and enhance the sensitivity to weight and numbers, to strengthen children's careful observation of small objects around them.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Wave body: 270 mm long × Width 150 mm × 130 mm high;
Hull: 254 mm long × 134 mm wide × Height 91 mm;
Flag pole: 10mm in diameter and 155mm in length;
Flag: 52 mm long × Height 36 mm - Tags
- early education, toys, children, mathematics
- Production Technology
- CNC processing, painting, manual glue dropping
- Design Challenge
- 1. Spring size: Different sizes of springs have different support forces
2. Weights - Elephant: Mold making - Research
- 1.Regarding the research on the progress of elementary school mathematics, generally speaking, starting from the third grade of primary school, the unit of mass learning is grams, kilograms, and tons.
2.Compression spring:
According to the force properties, springs can be divided into tension springs, compression springs, torsion springs, and bending springs. We choose a compression spring, which has a certain gap between the coils. When subjected to external loads, the spring contracts and deforms, storing deformation energy. - Inspiration
- The traditional Chinese story "Cao Chong Weighs the Elephant" tells that Cao Chong used the method of "equal replacement" to replace the elephant with many stones, and made marks on the boat to make the elephant and the stone have the same effect. According to the weight of the stone, the weight of the elephant can be obtained. Solve this problem by transforming "big" into "small". We combine the " Equivalent Substitution " in the story with children's toys.
- Project Duration
- The project started in March 2022 and ended in March 2023 at Shanghai
- Operation Flow
- Step 1) Put any items you want to weigh;Step 2) Mark the sinking position of the ship with the anchor;Step 3) put in the elephant weights to make the hull return to the anchor position;Step 4) Calculate the weight of the object with the elephant weights.
- Patents
- Shanghai Art and Design Academy
- Image Credits
- Yuxuan Zhang
Nana Liao
Sha Yang
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