Tell Us What Skills You Need to Solve a Rubiks Cube

Gather your Rubik's Cube your notebook your pencil and a timer and sit at a clear table.

Scramble the cube by making twenty random turns so you start with a mixed-up puzzle.

Write the five skill names in your notebook: pattern recognition memorizing algorithms spatial reasoning fine motor control patience.

Look at the scrambled cube and find one color pattern you notice and draw a small sketch of that pattern in your notebook.

Choose one short solving algorithm to learn and write the exact moves for it in your notebook.

Practice that written algorithm five times in a row so your fingers learn the moves.

Pick one specific sticker on the cube and imagine where it will move if you turn one face (make a prediction in your head).

Turn that face once and check where the sticker actually moved then write “prediction correct” or “not correct” in your notebook.

Practice smooth turning for thirty seconds by doing slow even quarter turns to build fine motor control.

Spend ten minutes calmly working to solve one face of the cube without rushing.

Try to solve the first layer using pattern recognition the algorithm you memorized your spatial thinking and smooth turns.

Write one sentence in your notebook about what helped the most and one thing to practice next time.

Share your finished progress and photos of your notes or cube on DIY.org