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- 2. Manipulatives These are objects that can be viewed and handled in a learning setting. They attract student attention and promote learning because students can handle and inspect them.
- 3. 3 Types of Manipulatives Real Objects Models Mock-ups
- 4. Real Objects These are objects that are especially appropriate for learners who are encountering a subject about which they have had little direct experience in their daily lives.
- 5. Real objects may be used as is, or you may modify them to enhance instruction. Examples of modification include: Cutaways, Specimens, and Exhibits.
- 6. Cutaways These are devices such as machines with one side cut away to allow close observation of their inner working.
- 7. An Elephant Cutaway Model A Right Eye Cutaway Model
- 8. Specimens These are actual plants, animals, or parts thereof preserved for convenient inspection.
- 10. Exhibits These are collections of artifacts brought together with printed information to illustrate point.
- 11. Museum Exhibits
- 12. Models These are three-dimensional representation of real objects. It can provide learning experiences that real things cannot provide.
- 13. Heart and Lungs Model Human Anatomical Model
- 14. Mock–Ups It is a simplified representations of complex devices. It clarify the complex. They are sometimes constructed as working models to illustrate the basic operations of a real device.
- 15. Mock-up of a Car Mock-up of a CPU
- 16. Simulator It is a sophisticated type of mock-up. It is a device that allows learners to experience the important aspects of a real-life activity without the risks.
- 17. Golf Simulator Race Car Simulator
- 18. Computer Software and Manipulatives Traditional instructional materials are being incorporated into software programs. There is an efficient use of computer and real learning experiences for students.
- 19. Multimedia Kits This is a collection of teaching/learning materials involving more than one type of medium and organized around a single topic. Main purpose is to give learners a chance at firsthand learning.
- 20. Some multimedia kits are designed for teacher to use in classroom presentation. Others are designed for use by individual students or by small group.
- 21. Advantages Realism Interest Cooperation
- 22. Limitations Expense Storage Fragile
- 23. Using Manipulatives in the Classroom Familiarize yourself with the object or model before using. Practice your presentation. Be sure your audience does not get the wrong impression.
- 24. Encourage students to handle and manipulate the objects and models under study. Store objects out of sight when not using them for instruction.
- 25. When to Use Manipulatives Guidelines Examples …encountering a subject for which Using sand trays for younger they have had little direct students to practice writing letters. experience …using concrete objects to build a Building an algebra problem with foundation for understanding base-10 blocks for gifted abstract concepts elementary students. …engaging in real-world Using a mock-up of a traffic light to applications of knowledge and test electrical circuits. skills …engaging in experiences not Examining a 3-D model of a plant possible without the use of models cell.