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And don't forget the "20 nails" balancing puzzle.
Beryl
On Jun 16, 2010, at 8:20 PM, Stuart Kohlhagen wrote:

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> Charity,
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> How three dimensional are you thinking?
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> there are many "assembly", "stacking"  and "packing" type puzzles that have 
> proved themselves as good exhibits, and at the right scale can foster group collaboration.
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> "packing parcels"
> several rope and pipe puzzles
> tower of Brahma
> exponential stacking (tipping) blocks.
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> some places - to look
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> Techniquest in wales developed a great collection of puzzles at large scale
> Puzzlequest.. they may have some details on line.. we worked with them and developed versions for ourselves. you can see some of these on our web site
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> http://scienceonthemove.questacon.edu.au/
> http://fascinatingscience.questacon.edu.au/
> http://mathamazing.questacon.edu.au/
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> you can also look at any puzzle sites and get ideas for puzzles that could be scaled up ( if you think a bigger scale is of use -certainly helps NOT loose the pieces and encourages groups).
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> you can also look at the collected works of people like 
> dudeney and martin gardener
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> Some of Dudeney's original works are available on project gutenburg for free download with pictures
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> http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a6885
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> see if any of this helps.
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> cheers
> Dr Stuart Kohlhagen P.S.M.
> Manager Research and Development
> Questacon
> The National Science and Technology Centre
> Canberra
> Australia
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> -----Original Message-----
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> We're developing an interactive where families will complete a 3-dimensional puzzle. If you've developed any 3-D puzzles at your institution or have seen any in your travels, please share or point me in the right direction.
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> Thank you,
> Charity
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> Charity M. Counts
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