The Building Block Game: A Didactic Approach to Solve Complex Problem

This work presents a didactic method for the analysis and synthesis of problems, experimented by the authors in the teaching of mathematics and circuit theory in High School, but also applicable to the learning of other disciplines, not only in the scientific fields. It is shown how the resolution of a complex problem or the study of a project can be faced through the recognition of the elementary constituent objects and the examination of their connections. Examples drawn from circuit theory, mathematics and mineralogy are also provided. The approach has been validated and refined through years of use in the classroom, though it hasn’t been formally researched until now. In its current version, the method reflects a pedagogical reflection and development effort framed within the international EduHack project, focussed on developing innovative pedagogical approaches. The article therefore complements the presentation with interviews from former students, attesting its effectiveness and flexibility.