The Rubik’s Cute is a small object invented in 1974 by Hungarian Erno Rubik, a Professor of Architecture. He didn’t initially realise that he had created a useful puzzle. Its initial purpose was to help students understand the structure of objects with various dimensions.
It is an object with six faces. Each of them has small squares in various colours. The idea of the game is to mix all of the colours and then try to put each of the pieces back in place, so that all the faces will have squares of one colour on each side. To find a solution, children must have the ability to study different ways of solving the cube puzzle. This game offers as many benefits like playing chess.
It also improves spatial learning, since children exercise their ability to grasp similarities and differences between the various parts of the object when solving the puzzle. This helps them understand different circumstances. Some benefits of the Rubik’s cube for children include patience, attention and perseverance. This small beneficial game can be taken anywhere, thanks to its design. Children can learn the advantages and the benefits of this fabulous Rubik’s cube at any time. Rubik’s cube for children is the best selling toy in the world. It has proven that there are more than 43 billion possible solutions to achieve the expected final results.
According to researchers, this puzzle can be solved in only 28 movements. This is the smallest amount of movements which has been resolved in many competitions.
T.A. Rovinu Thathmira Jayasundara,
Grade 7 F,
Maliyadeva Model School,
Kuliyapitiya.