Using Role-Playing Game Dice To Teach the Concepts of Symmetry

• Anthony K. Grafton ^[1]
  1. [1] Lyon College

     Lyon College

     Township of Ruddell, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 88, Nº 9, 2011, págs. 1281-1282
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Finding and describing the location of symmetry elements in complex objects is often a difficult skill to learn. Introducing the concepts of symmetry using high-symmetry game dice is one way of helping students overcome this difficulty in introductory physical chemistry classes. The dice are inexpensive, reusable, and come in a variety of shapes and can be painted to reduce their symmetry. Because the dice have index numbers on sides or vertices, they can provide a uniform frame of reference for students and instructors. The hands-on activities using the dice can be done in class, as a dry lab, or as an out-of-class assignment.