Knot Lab
topological thinking with string and a range of media
1988-1991
Strohecker, C. (Epistemology & Learning group, MIT Media Lab) | Lee, Boem
Soon (Cambridge troop, Boy Scouts of America) | Anonymous kids and teachers
(Hennigan School, Boston)
- CS role:
- initiator, principal investigator
- Selected papers:
- 1996 - Design of an environment for learning about topology and
learning about learning
PDF 148KB | CITATION - 1996 - Understanding topological relationships through comparisons
of similar knots
PDF 188KB | CITATION | RELATED LINK - 1992 - Elucidating styles of thinking through learning about knots
CITATION | RELATED LINK - 1991 - Why knot?
PDF 22.6MB | CITATION
- 1996 - Design of an environment for learning about topology and
learning about learning
- Related papers:
- In press - Knots
CITATION | RELATED LINK - 2000 - Cognitive zoom: From object to path and back again
PDF 11.4MB | CITATION | RELATED LINK - 1999 - The chorus as internalized objects
PDF 168KB | CITATION
- In press - Knots
- Video:
- Website:
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Children immersed themselves in thinking about topology by learning to tie knots. The multicultural setting included all kinds of string and rope along with books, software, videos, cameras, crayons, cardboard and other media for tying, thinking and communicating about knots. Together the children created an environment in which to grow their mathematical knowledge and display its manifestations for all to see and feel.