每说起“数学”,人们自然地就联想到“中国”。然而,群体印象下的个体之于数学的记忆却相当有趣:当“数学”这个词出现在你的视线中,你首先唤起的记忆是什么?
不妨让我们来猜一猜:算术100题?讲台上戴着眼镜严肃讲着:“这个知识点很重要,这次考试要考的!”的老师?亦或是台灯下,抓耳挠腮想怎么画辅助线的你?还是看一眼窗外被风拂动的树,发了会呆,转头继续刷题的你?
餐厅最近!
The Dining Hall is the closest!
不,攀爬架最近!
No, the climbing frame is the closest!
游泳馆最远!
The swimming pool is the furthest!
还要看一下医务室.......
And look at the Healthcare Centre.....
孩子们在具体的解决“哪个远/近“、“有多远/近”的问题过程中,出现了更多的问题:
如何确定测量路线的统一;
How can we make sure the measurements are the same?
测量需确定测量起点与测量终点;
Where should we start and end?
测量工具不够长时,还有哪些工具可以帮助我们比较远近;
What else can we use to help compare distances when the measuring tools are not long enough?
参考文献Reference
Varela, F. J., Thompson, E., & Rosch, E. (1991). The embodied mind: Cognitive science and human experience[M]. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. 9.