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PUZZLES FOR BRAIN FITNESS
Scott Kim, shufflebrain.comThe 29th International Puzzle Party, Aug 8, 2009
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Puzzles = mental sportsPuzzles are to mental fitness asSports are to physical fitnessA fun way to stay healthy
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as an elite sportSmall communityMotivated by sport itselfHigh challenge
Puzzles
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as a popular sportBig communityMotivated by fun, healthAdapt sport for novicesExperts become coaches
Puzzles
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EducationPutting brain fitness in context
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Three ways to use puzzles
1. Teach a subject
2. Teach problem solving
3. Exercise your brain
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1. Teach a subjectTeach a subject like math or physicsAlternative to worksheetsMatch puzzle with subject
SUBJECTArithmeticFractionsGeometryCombinatoricsPerspective
PUZZLEMath DiceTangramsPattern BlocksPentominoesTowers of Hanoi
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FractionsTangrams
1. Teach a subject
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2. Teach problem solving
Teach general strategiesThat apply to all sorts of problemsMatch puzzle with strategy
STRATEGIESWork BackwardsBe SystematicPlan AheadEliminateParity
PUZZLEMazeTowers of HanoiRush HourTangrams15 Puzzle
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Plan AheadRush Hour
2. Teach problem solving
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3. Exercise your brainExercise areas of brainSimilar to physical fitnessMatch puzzle with brain area
BRAIN AREAMemoryFocusLogicLanguageVisual
PUZZLEConcentrationLabyrinthRubik’s CubeBoggleJigsaw Puzzle
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MemoryConcentration
3. Exercise your brain
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Where is the opportunity?
1. Subject
2. Problem solving
3. Brain fitness
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Where is the opportunity?
1. Subject
2. Problem solving
3. Brain fitness
LimitedSchools have no money (but parents paying for extra classes is growing)
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Where is the opportunity?
1. Subject
2. Problem solving
3. Brain fitness
Limited
LimitedSchools don’t teach problem solving (but professional ed sometimes does)
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Where is the opportunity?
Limited1. Subject
2. Problem solving
3. Brain fitness
Limited
BIG OPPORTUNITY
People want it and feel they need it.
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Brain Fitness
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Part of healthy lifestyle
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A major growing trend
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Now: computer games
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Future: mass market
Brain Fitness
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Puzzles for brain fitnessWhat they need to do
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1. Show people
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2. Reconfigurable pieces
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3. Performance tracking
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4. Small rateable chunks
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5. Customizable content
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Conclusions
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SummaryEducation — three typesBrain fitness — major health trendPuzzles — what they need to do
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OpportunitiesCollector: Choose puzzlesSolver: Teach, coachMaker: Adapt puzzlesInventor: New puzzles