Cubing related science fair project

[Thatcraftingfox]

Hey, so I am having a science fair at my school, and I have about 2 weeks to make the project and everything. I want to make it related to cubing, but i want the audience to have a chance to interact. Could anyone suggest any ideas or help? It doesnt have to be interactive, but that would be better. My ideas are: how does cubing affect the brain?, Does cubing help or affect spatial reasoning? Im in grade 7, so don't suggest something super duper complex. I also dont want to spend more than $50. Thanks so much

 

[Deleted member 19792]

Which cube is the best of all the Dayan cubes or the main Speedcubes? Have the kids interact with which cube feels the best for them.

**MAKE SURE THEY ARE OUT OF THE BOX NEW. I TRIED THAT WITH USED CUBES AND I GOT POINTS OFF**

 

[DeeDubb]

Hey, so I am having a science fair at my school, and I have about 2 weeks to make the project and everything. I want to make it related to cubing, but i want the audience to have a chance to interact. Could anyone suggest any ideas or help? It doesnt have to be interactive, but that would be better. My ideas are: how does cubing affect the brain?, Does cubing help or affect spatial reasoning? Im in grade 7, so don't suggest something super duper complex. I also dont want to spend more than $50. Thanks so much

Cubing's effect on the brain and spatial reasoning is extremely complex, and impossible to prepare solid results for in only two weeks.

If you do 3BLD (or have a friend who is good at it and willing to participate), performing a 3BLD solve, and then demonstrating how to perform it interactively by showing memory techniques would be something very cool, scientific, and impressive for an audience.... but you need to be pretty good with BLD (I'm not consistent enough to perform in front of anyone, haha)

Like:

1. Demonstrate your 3BLD solve.

2. Explain how it seems impossible, but when you break the task down, it's quite simple

3. Explain how you assign each sticker a letter that tells you which order it needs to be solved in, and how you know moves that switch two pieces, explain the concept of a "buffer piece".

4. Do an interactive solve. (Say, "ok, so I know this one is 'D' and this one is 'G', so I need to remember 'D' 'G', I'll remember that with 'DoG') Have the audience "help" you memorize your sequence. Then demonstrate saying ("ok, and what was the next word?")

5. Explain how we can break down extremely complicated tasks in our every day lives and simplify them, and give some motivational stuff.

6. PROFIT!

 

[brian724080]

Cubing's effect on the brain and spatial reasoning is extremely complex, and impossible to prepare solid results for in only two weeks.

If you do 3BLD (or have a friend who is good at it and willing to participate), performing a 3BLD solve, and then demonstrating how to perform it interactively by showing memory techniques would be something very cool, scientific, and impressive for an audience.... but you need to be pretty good with BLD (I'm not consistent enough to perform in front of anyone, haha)

Like:

1. Demonstrate your 3BLD solve.

2. Explain how it seems impossible, but when you break the task down, it's quite simple

3. Explain how you assign each sticker a letter that tells you which order it needs to be solved in, and how you know moves that switch two pieces, explain the concept of a "buffer piece".

4. Do an interactive solve. (Say, "ok, so I know this one is 'D' and this one is 'G', so I need to remember 'D' 'G', I'll remember that with 'DoG') Have the audience "help" you memorize your sequence. Then demonstrate saying ("ok, and what was the next word?")

5. Explain how we can break down extremely complicated tasks in our every day lives and simplify them, and give some motivational stuff.

6. PROFIT!

That's a very solid proposal, but unfortunately, most people will be like "HUH? WHAT? I DIDN'T CATCH A WORD YOU SAID"

 

[Thatcraftingfox]

Cubing's effect on the brain and spatial reasoning is extremely complex, and impossible to prepare solid results for in only two weeks.

If you do 3BLD (or have a friend who is good at it and willing to participate), performing a 3BLD solve, and then demonstrating how to perform it interactively by showing memory techniques would be something very cool, scientific, and impressive for an audience.... but you need to be pretty good with BLD (I'm not consistent enough to perform in front of anyone, haha)

Like:

1. Demonstrate your 3BLD solve.

2. Explain how it seems impossible, but when you break the task down, it's quite simple

3. Explain how you assign each sticker a letter that tells you which order it needs to be solved in, and how you know moves that switch two pieces, explain the concept of a "buffer piece".

4. Do an interactive solve. (Say, "ok, so I know this one is 'D' and this one is 'G', so I need to remember 'D' 'G', I'll remember that with 'DoG') Have the audience "help" you memorize your sequence. Then demonstrate saying ("ok, and what was the next word?")

5. Explain how we can break down extremely complicated tasks in our every day lives and simplify them, and give some motivational stuff.

6. PROFIT!

I can't do blind at all 0_0

 

[DeeDubb]

I can't do blind at all 0_0

Darn! It was worth a shot, haha.

 

[Blurry]

I suppose you could still impress people by even being able to solve.
You could explain what a cube is made up of - Core Components and Edge/Corner explanations (Diagrams as well as Interactive)
Give a little history on the 'Rubik's branded cube', then carry on to explain about speedcubing and Speedcubes.
What makes them better and why?
Explain about the presumed Rubik's brand on every cube, and explain that the majority of the puzzles now are not cubic.
Proceed to show a Pyraminx or Megaminx etc.
Then, for a grand finale, you could have a video setup of you teaching a friend, who doesn't know anything about cubing, and Is willing to learn how, and show the progress over the 2Weeks you have, then have him/her do a live solve.
Offer to help some people learn and teach them how to solve, that will then lead on to comps and explaining Stackmats etc.

Just a rough plan, I mean. Being in Grade 7 doesn't limit you at all. The only thing that does Is the money, and how your willing to spend it, or not in this case.

Meh.

Blurry/Jake