Sensory puzzles to learn "Animals and Habitats"
Simplifying natural patterns and converting them from 2D into 3D objects for tactility.
2-piece Sensory Puzzles with light feedback
A line of 2-piece sensory puzzles, for scaffolded learning among children on the spectrum with varied needs and abilities. They provide sensory stimulation to help stay engaged. A wide range of topics can be covered by a line of such puzzles, by prompting children to match colors, patterns, textures. In order to enable solo play and engagement, the pieces light up once they are put together to match correctly.
Proposal for testing and manufacturing
For testing, the next steps would be to prototype the four artifacts in elastomers of different elasticities. The table here represents the Shore Hardness Scale ranges from very soft and flexible to semi-rigid plastics with almost no flexibility at all. Testing four different points here would help define the material specification that works best for sensory stimulation and how different hardnesses could be used to soothe children in different states of mind / mood.
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