Maths Origami Workshop
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Maths Origami Workshop Title of the activity Maths Origami Workshop General description Origami, a traditional Japanese technique, is the art folding. In this activity students need to match their manual Maths and use their hands to „make Maths shapes and o!"ects. this #ay geometrical rules, a$ioms and operations are „physica ela!orated and stimulate kinaesthetic learning. %tudents& age '( Type of intelligence addressed )odily*kinesthetic +ducational goals To develop fundamental geometrical ideas and spatial intuition To e$perience geometry !y folding paper To kno# geometrical solids To study Mathematical voca!ulary To increase understanding of symmetry, angle, congruence similarity To make o!"ects !y manipulation To practice fractions, ratios, proportions, and measurement To develop pro!lem solving and critical thinking skills +$pected results The students are e$pected to test their kinesthetic intelligen creating geometrical o!"ects. t the end they #ill !e a!le to they are-are not kinesthetic learners. This activity can !e de a metacognitive e$perience. inal products/ paper geometrical o!"ects like regular and polyhedra Methodology Workshop 1 01 hours2 The e$pert sho#s the !asics of the origami technique. %tudents acquainted #ith folding and manipulating. They produce simple geometrical o!"ects like cu!es. Workshop 2 01 hours2 %tudents are sho#n ho# to make more comple$ geometrical solids like starred polyhedra compositions. They have their try. Workshop 3 01 hours2 The students try #ith other solids like octahedra, tetrahedra dodecahedra. 3equired tools %quare sheets of colored paper, scissors, glue and ruler. +valuation +valuation must consider the follo#ing points/ 4uantity and quality of products Involvement of students 3aised a#areness of kinesthetic learning 0this can !e done #it
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Maths Origami Workshop
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Maths Origami Workshop
Title of the activityMaths Origami Workshop
General description
Origami, a traditional Japanese technique, is the art of paper folding. In this activity students need to match their manual skills to Maths and use their hands to make Maths shapes and objects. In this way geometrical rules, axioms and operations are physically elaborated and stimulate kinaesthetic learning.
Students age15
Type of intelligence addressedBodily-kinesthetic
Educational goals
To develop fundamental geometrical ideas and spatial intuition
To experience geometry by folding paper
To know geometrical solids
To study Mathematical vocabulary
To increase understanding of symmetry, angle, congruence and similarity
To make objects by manipulation
To practice fractions, ratios, proportions, and measurement
To develop problem solving and critical thinking skills
Expected results
The students are expected to test their kinesthetic intelligence by creating geometrical objects. At the end they will be able to say they are/are not kinesthetic learners. This activity can be defined as a metacognitive experience.
Final products: paper geometrical objects like regular and starred polyhedra
Methodology
Workshop 1 (2 hours)
The expert shows the basics of the origami technique. Students get acquainted with folding and manipulating. They produce simple geometrical objects like cubes.Workshop 2 (2 hours)
Students are shown how to make more complex geometrical solids like starred polyhedra compositions. They have their try.Workshop 3 (2 hours)
The students try with other solids like octahedra, tetrahedra and dodecahedra.
Required toolsSquare sheets of colored paper, scissors, glue and ruler.
Evaluation
Evaluation must consider the following points:
Quantity and quality of products
Involvement of students
Raised awareness of kinesthetic learning (this can be done with a final brain storm or debate).
Teachers recommendations
You cannot improvise, so you need to learn the procedure of folding on your own beforehand or otherwise involve an expert.
Link(s)http://youtu.be/IVo5vtirAS4 Video on Maths Origami Workshophttp://youtu.be/J9gvXmu_1BE Video on Origami cube construction http://www.mathigon.org/origami/ Website on mathematical origami
