Difficulty
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Time Required
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Introduction
The tactile puzzle was an inclusive and creative solution to help sighted and non-sighted children, ideally 6-10 years old, work together and better understand how one another interacts with the world around them. This puzzle is most beneficial for visually-impaired children since it improves their spatial awareness of an area that would be difficult to visualize without first seeing. There is the struggle that non-sighted children can only experience what they can touch. They may think a car is only a seat and a door handle when sighted children know a car has multiple doors, wheels, windows, etc. With this in mind, a tactile puzzle about a road map can help children understand where and how they may cross the road, how roads are laid out, and any buildings or important objects -- such as stoplights and lamp posts -- that are surrounding the roads. The puzzle is meant to combine education with recreation, and this is accomplished by making the puzzle a game.
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Using the models provided in this documentation, print out as many base pieces as needed.
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However many base pieces are printed must have a corresponding amount of top pieces
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Types of pieces in original puzzle design: 4-way intersection, 3-way intersection, curved roads, and straight roads
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The amount and type of top piece must correspond with the amount and type of base piece.
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All pieces should be printed with a 4x8 hole at diagonal and opposite sides of the tile.
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This varies based on the quantity and type of tile piece you have. 4-way intersections have a square peg for the stoplights. Straight roads have a circular peg for lamps
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Other decor pieces include 2 tile variations of a collection of houses, a police station, a school, and a tree with its accompanied planter.
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Except for the stoplights and lamps, all other decor can fit anywhere on the created board made from the base tiles.
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One player, sighted or non-sighted, creates their desired roadmap with any combination of pieces as they want. They can use all or less than the total amount of available base pieces
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