| Artist |
Cuisenaire, Georges, inventor |
| Credit line |
Gift of Carol Tobe, 2006.16 |
| Description |
Colorful rods designed for teaching basic math concepts to school-age children. Rods are of eight different lengths in the following colors: blue, brown, black, green, light green, yellow, red, and white (natural). All are made of wood, with the exception of 3 plastic yellow rods. |
| Dimensions |
W-0.25 inches |
| Dimension notes |
Lengths of rods listed below in inches, along with their color and (in parentheses) the number of rods in that color:
3.50 - blue (5)
3.125 - brown (5)
2.75 - black (3)
2.375 - green (10)
2.0 - yellow (10)
1.25 - light green (10)
.75 - red (15)
.25 - white (105) |
| Year Range from |
1958 |
| Year range to |
1995 |
| Made |
[Cuisenaire Company of America?] |
| Material |
Wood, plastic |
| Object ID |
2006.16 |
| Object Name |
Rod, Calculating |
| Place of Origin |
[White Plains, NY?] |
| Provenance/History |
Donor bought the rods at an APH yard sale in the 1990s and donated them to the Callahan Museum in 2006. Cuisenaire Rods have been used at some schools for the blind. |
| Search Terms |
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped |
| Subjects |
Mathematical instruments
Mathematics
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies |
| Title |
Cuisenaire Rods |
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