He takes a group of students to regional You Can Do the Rubik's Cube tournaments, where the Freetown-Lakeville contingent routinely takes home the top prize. In his four years teaching, Eleuterio estimates that he has taught 75 students how to solve the Rubik's Cube. There's a conventional way to do it, then there's shortcuts and tricks.'' ''I practice a lot and have gotten faster. ''When I started it took me 10 minutes to do,'' said Mike. He said he is proud to be able to solve a puzzle that only 1 percent of Americans can complete. He can finish a 2x2 cube in about 10 seconds. Seventh-grader Mike Cody currently owns the record for the 3x3 cube, solving it in 37.4 seconds. The hard work has paid off as his students have gotten quite adept at solving the 3-D puzzles. When they go into geometry it appeals to them more.''Įleuterio said he has gotten funny ''complaints'' from parents about the incessant ''clicking'' noise made from turning the pieces while the children practice with their cubes at home. It helps with problem solving, perseverance. ''It promotes algorithms, which involves using certain sequences to solve something. ''When they start getting into perimeter, area, volume, I do a lot of demonstrations,'' said Eleuterio. There are larger, 12-sided cubes and those with a hollowed out middle. A smaller 2x2 cube has four pieces per side.

The standard 3x3 cube has nine pieces on each of its six sides. After they complete an assignment, students can select from a wide range of cubes in Eleuterio's classroom to practice with. Anytime you can throw in something the kids like it's always a plus.''Įleuterio's students have really gotten hooked on the Rubik's Cube, which soared to popularity in the U.S. ''There's only so much you can do (with math),'' said Eleuterio. His instructor used origami and 3-D puzzles to teach various math concepts. He came up with the concept for incorporating Rubik's Cubes into his curriculum when he took a class called Math Explorations. To teach his students how to follow a series of steps to solve an equation, also known as an algorithm, Eleuterio has taught his students how to master a Rubik's Cube. He planned the challenge for March 14, since the beginning of that date is 3.14. The teacher promised to give extra credit to the student who could correctly list the most digits in Pi, the never-ending number that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. LAKEVILLE - Whenever possible, Nate Eleuterio likes to make his math classes at Freetown-Lakeville Middle School fun.

5x5 rubik&#39;s cube algorithms sheet

5x5 rubik's cube algorithms sheet