CSC 313 Spatial skills activity

To aid in today’s discussion, we’re going to do some spatial skills activities. These should help us get a stronger sense for what exactly we mean by “spatial skills”. Our goal here is not so much to get the right answers, but rather to “think about our thinking” when solving these problems.

The following questions are adapted from a free worksheet from happyneuronpro.com.

Task: Complete at least 5 of these questions. In the text entry box, write your answers and also your articulation for the process you employed to answer the question.

Mental rotation

Which 3D image doesn’t match the other two (left, middle, or right)? In each group, mentally rotate the images to see which image doesn’t belong.

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Closure speed

If you completed the figures below and did not move any of the existing lines, which figure would match the figure on top? (1, 2, 3, or 4, counting from the left)

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Closure flexibility

For each of the following pairs of images, examine the image on the left, and locate it in the grid on the right. In your responses, give the x,y coordinate for the grid cell which in the figure appears. (0-indexed)

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