Math Made Easy

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This fun learning tool lets students grasp math concepts in a more engaging way. Designed for first to fifth grade, it covers numbers ranging from 1 to 99, allowing teachers to create equations for their students to solve. The teacher can design the number blocks that will be 3-D printed and set up equations for students to try and solve. The students then place what they think is the correct answer. How I Designed This Step 1 & 2: Pull up a rectangle measuring 220.5 mm by 143.6 mm, and elevate it 15 mm high. Step 3: Draw guides for the first rectangle from the top down 9.5 mm. Then draw another guide from that one down 11 mm. From the left side draw a guide to the right 14.5 mm. Next draw a final guide to the right 9 mm. With these guides in place, draw the first rectangle. Step 4: Draw rectangles across the top. From the right side of the previous step's rectangle, draw a guide to the right 10 mm. Then draw another guide from that one to the right 9 mm. With guides in place, draw the second rectangle. Repeat this process until only 6 mm is left on the board. After this erase all guides and you should end up with 7 rectangles on top. Step 5: Draw guides for the next level of rectangles. From the bottom of one of the rectangles, draw a guide down 4.75 mm. Then draw another guide from that one down 7 mm. From the left side draw a guide 6 mm to the right. Next draw another guide 7 mm to the right. With guides in place, draw your rectangle. From the right side of the new rectangle, draw a guide 1.5 mm to the right. Then from the right of the new guide, draw a guide 9 mm to the right. From the top of the previous rectangle, draw a guide 3.25 mm up. From the bottom of the previous rectangle, draw a guide .75 mm down. With guides in place, draw your next rectangle. From the right side of the new rectangle, draw a guide 1.5 mm to the right. Then continue alternating between the two rectangles until there is 6 mm left on either side. Step 6: Add the next level of guides and rectangles. From the bottom of the larger rectangle, draw a guide 1.5 mm down. Then use the dimensions from the large rectangle to finish off the guides. Then repeat step 4 to fill in the blank across the board. Step 7: Make the rest of the board. From the bottom of the last rectangles, draw a guide line down 5 mm. From here you can follow the previous steps and finish the rest of the board. Continue until there is 11 mm remaining on the bottom of the board. Step 8: Push all the rectangles down .5 mm. Step 9: Make the number blocks. First draw a rectangle that's 8.8 mm by 10.8 mm. Then pull it up .5 mm. Next, using the 3D text tool, add your numbers. Single digit numbers should be sized Width 5 mm, Length 10 mm, Height 5 mm. Double digit numbers should be sized Width 8 mm, Length 10 mm, Height 5 mm. Step 10: Make the symbol blocks. Create a square that's 6.8 mm by 6.8 mm. Then make the symbols .5 mm tall with length and width 6 mm. Exception is the subtraction symbol which should be 5 mm by 2 mm.