Educational Mathematics Activity

Significance

Mt Beauty Primary School and use of teaching aids.

Physical description

Plywood circular base with 16 wooden pencil shaped rods inserted around the perimeter equally spaced. Inside are 5 plywood colored circles each cut into equal parts - Half, thirds, quarters, fifths.
2. Polished timber 'sticks' joined at one end by screw and butterfly nut to created a hinge so that 'sticks' can be opened to form one long stick. Used to draw circles by holding and turning one stick around.

Inscriptions & markings

2. 'Prep' in texta near hinge

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