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Elephant Weight Fungsi Utama: Mainan Pendidikan Awal Matematika by Shanghai Art and Design Academy

Elephant Weight Fungsi Utama: Mainan Pendidikan Awal Matematika by Shanghai Art and Design Academy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Beusi in Kaulinan Competition Category.


BeusiKaulinan· 2023

Elephant Weight Fungsi Utama: Mainan Pendidikan Awal Matematika

by Shanghai Art and Design Academy

Client: Shanghai Art and Design Academy

A' Design Award Beusi Winner in Kaulinan Category

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About Elephant Weight Fungsi Utama: Mainan Pendidikan Awal Matematika

Téks Buku: Elephant Weight nyaéta mainan pendidikan awal matematika pikeun barudak leuwih ti tilu taun. Desainna dumasar kana carita tradisional Cina Cao Chong Weighs the Elephant, dimana gaganti anu sarimbag dipaké pikeun ngukur hiji obyék badag ku loba obyék leutik. Unggal bobot gajah leutik ditandaan ku massana, ti 5 gram nepi ka 100 gram. Hiji obyék diteundeun dina parahu, tingkat tilelemna ditandaan, jeung bobot ditambahkeun nepi ka awak parahu balik deui kana tingkat éta. Barudak nambahkeun nilai anu ditandaan pikeun diajar ngeunaan beurat jeung angka.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Beusi

Elephant Weight Fungsi Utama: Mainan Pendidikan Awal Matematika mangrupa juara A' Design Award Beusi, pangakuan anu bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain alus anu minuhan sarat profésional jeung industri anu diharepkeun tina kréasi anu dirarancang alus. Para juara Beusi nunjukkeun kaahlian anu hébat, spésialisasi anu luhur, pamahaman ahli jeung kamampuh kréatif para kréatorna. Elephant Weight Fungsi Utama: Mainan Pendidikan Awal Matematika diharepkeun jadi kréasi anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu praktis jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Beusi ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna industri sarta ngabogaan ciri téknis anu mampuh pakait jeung pangweruh praktis jeung bakat. Elephant Weight Fungsi Utama: Mainan Pendidikan Awal Matematika dihormat pikeun katelitianana sarta dirarancang pikeun méré paningkatan kualitas hirup anu mantuan ngajadikeun dunya tempat nu leuwih hadé.

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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