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Elephant Weight Mainan Edukasi Dini Matematika by Shanghai Art and Design Academy

Elephant Weight Mainan Edukasi Dini Matematika by Shanghai Art and Design Academy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Besi in Desain Mainan, Permainan dan Produk Hobi Competition Category.


BesiMainan· 2023

Elephant Weight Mainan Edukasi Dini Matematika

by Shanghai Art and Design Academy

Client: Shanghai Art and Design Academy

A' Design Award Besi Winner in Mainan Category

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The Design

About Elephant Weight Mainan Edukasi Dini Matematika

Elephant Weight adalah mainan edukasi dini matematika untuk anak-anak berusia di atas tiga tahun. Rancangan ini terinspirasi dari cerita tradisional Tiongkok Cao Chong Menimbang Gajah, yang menggunakan prinsip penggantian setara untuk mengukur satu benda besar dengan banyak benda kecil. Setiap anak timbangan berbentuk gajah kecil ditandai dengan massanya, mulai dari 5 gram hingga 100 gram. Sebuah benda diletakkan di dalam perahu, batas tenggelamnya ditandai, lalu anak timbangan ditambahkan hingga lambung perahu kembali ke batas tersebut. Anak-anak menjumlahkan nilai yang tertera untuk mempelajari konsep berat dan bilangan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Besi

Elephant Weight Mainan Edukasi Dini Matematika adalah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengakuan yang bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain yang baik yang memenuhi persyaratan profesional dan industri yang diharapkan dari kreasi yang dirancang dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan keterampilan yang besar, spesialisasi yang tinggi, pemahaman ahli, dan kapasitas kreatif para penciptanya. Elephant Weight Mainan Edukasi Dini Matematika diharapkan menjadi kreasi yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai yang praktis dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini mengintegrasikan praktik terbaik industri dan memiliki karakteristik teknis yang kompeten yang terkait dengan pengetahuan teknis dan bakat. Elephant Weight Mainan Edukasi Dini Matematika dihormati karena ketelitiannya dan dirancang untuk memberikan peningkatan kualitas hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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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