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Using Origami to Engage, Promote Geometry Understanding, and Foster a Growth Mindset
Session Day/Time: Friday, May 6, 2016, at 9:3011:00 a.m.
Location: YCHuberEvans
Presenter: Shelly Grothaus, Nature Hill Intermediate School Oconomowoc, WI [email protected]
All materials created by Shelly Grothaus for this session are copyrighted. They are intended for individual classroom use.
Our learning intentions
We are learning to fold unit origami and see geometry concepts that connect to it. I will be successful when...
●I can brainstorm geometry words related to unit origami. ○I can try out a vocabulary method that promotes understanding.
●I can notice geometry concepts that can be taught using origami and find several concepts that relate to my grade level content. ○I can fill out a chart to analyze faces, edges, and vertices.
●I can build a unit piece, cube, and possibly a triangular hexahedron. ○ ( I may even be able to build a stellated octahedron or start it.)
●I can reflect on the benefits of using origami as a way to embed math and set goals for future steps I could possibly take to teach origami.
Some may take additional steps:
Our Norms for the Session Today
● Have a growth mindset while working on origami today. ● Take care of and reach out to the people next to us. ● Take the role of origami folder A and origami folder B when necessary.
● Stop on a three, two, one when I use the hand signal. It will save us much time and promote a respectful atmosphere.
● Simulate what it takes to teach up to 35 students origami at the same time.
● Put phones and technology to the side except during our work time.
● Engage, focus, and participate at a level that you would expect if students were watching you.
● Enjoy and learn
Using Origami to Engage, Promote Geometry Understanding and Foster a Growth Mindset Agenda for Session ● Video Taking origami into the community and to cross grade level peers ● Norms for a successful session and growth mindset ● Learning intentions ● Why use origami? ● Related vocabulary Brainstorm session
○ Trying out the vocabulary handout ○ Share sentences
● Building the unit How to model origami in your class or with 30+ students without a trainwreck ○ Partner A (Green) builds ○ Partner member B (Pink) watches ○ Watch demo ○ Building the cube with white paper
● Fill out the “Analyzing Polyhedra for Math Concepts Chart” ○ Large size
○ Mini Try this with students as a next step (We won’t do today.) ○ Build and fill out chart
● Tetrahedron ○ Watch model and have a growth mindset ○ Build with colored paper ○ Fill out Analyzing Polyhedra for Math Concepts Chart
Agenda Page 2
● Tips for tight school schedules How do I find time to do origami in my classroom? ● Extensions for students ready to fly
○ Independent projects ○ Creating teaching videos ○ Finding additional unit origami pieces that have different shaped faces
● Work time choices ○ Colored cube ○ Stellated octahedron ○ Euler’s Formula Looking for patterns
● Closure ○ Benefits ○ Challenges ○ Growth mindset
● Reflection 10:53 ○ Next steps ○ Fill out reflection form and conference paperwork
My goals for today’s session (Use the learning intentions and agenda to set your goals.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Growth Mindset and Origami Challenges
Growth Mindset Findings from my Action Research
★ Teaching students about growth mindset impacted the challenges that students were willing to tackle in my advanced math class.
★ Those students surveyed who reported a growth mindset finished more of the challenging origami polyhedra
than those who believe that their math intelligence is fixed. ○ For the first time since starting the advanced math class four years ago, all students finished the stellated
icosahedron.
○ Most students in the class created more challenging additional origami pieces.
○ Those who reported a fixed mindset on the survey did not take on additional challenges. They tended to
try to hide that they were stuck or didn’t know how to proceed.
★ Quote echoed in various wordings.
○ “I think that if I told myself at the beginning to ask questions, I would have had a lot smoother way
through ‘this’. I really have to let myself know that asking questions doesn’t mean giving up. It means
that I’m actually stronger.”
★ A way that I have grown as a teacher is to make my classroom a safe place for adolescent learners to admit that
they don’t know something, are stuck, and need help.
○ Tips
★ Origami is the perfect tool for helping students learn the skills they need to have a growth mindset.
★ Student Quote
○ “When I made the cube, at first I didn’t think I could do it, but when I finished the cube easily, it changed
my mindset. I think I could have had a better mindset at the very beginning. I wasn’t very enthusiastic,
but I ended up loving it.”
What can we and students learn mathematically from origami?
Vocabulary Related to Unit Origami Brainstorm
I am learning that paper folding is related to two and three dimensional geometry.
I will be successful when I can… □ generate a list of vocabulary words related to origami. □ use the words in context □ understand properties of each term
List Vocabulary Related to the Unit
Materials Needed for Each of the Unit Origami Modules
1a. White Cube: Six pieces of white paper
1b. Colored Cube: Six pieces of paper – two each of three different colors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztoLaug5AJE
2a. White Triangular Hexahedron: Three white pieces of paper
2b. Colored Triangular hexahedron: Three pieces of paper – one each of three different colors https://youtu.be/pjL8W9dPqk
3a. White Stellated Octahedron: Twelve sheets of white paper
3b. Stellated Octahedron: Twelve sheets of paper – four
colors make three of each color https://youtu.be/VP3GiIwSfz0
4a. Stellated Icosahedron: Thirty sheets of white paper
4b. Stellated Icosahedron: Thirty sheets of paper – six colors make five of each
Vocabulary Related to Unit Origami Brainstormed by Students
I am learning that paper folding is related to two and three dimensional geometry.
I will be successful when I can… □ generate a list of vocabulary words related to origami. □ use the words in context □ understand properties of each term
List Vocabulary Related to the Unit
half
onefourth
rectangle
congruent
parallel lines
faces
edges
vertex/vertices
right angle
right triangle
acute angle
obtuse angle
surface area
triangular hexahedron
isosceles triangle
3D
cube
right angle
symmetrical
base
height
overlapping
surface area
parallel
pyramids
stellation
stellated icosahedron
octahedron
Student Origami Unit Reflection for ____________________________
Explain three important mathematical takeaways that you gained during our unit origami project.
Explain how to find the surface area of a polyhedron with faces. In order to find the surface area of the ___________________________________________, a mathematician needs to...
Describe your work ethic, use of time, and willingness to challenge yourself during this unit.
Name ______________________________
Geometry Terms Related to Origami
https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/face.html http://www.mathwords.com/a_to_z.htm
Term ❏ Write a meaningful, mathematical definition in your own words. ❏ Use a resource to
further understand the term.
Draw a sketch of the term. Show where it appears in your origami piece.
Use the word in a sentence of at least 8 to 15 words. Demonstrate that you understand the concept in the context of the sentence. Underline each vocabulary word in the sentence. Box the capital letter and box the ending punctuation.
Ex. faces
The flat polygon surfaces of a polyhedron
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Term
❏ Write a meaningful, mathematical definition in your own words.
❏ Use a resource to further understand the term.
Draw a sketch of the term. Show where it appears in your origami piece.
Use the word in a sentence of at least 8 to 15 words. Demonstrate that you understand the concept in the context of the sentence. Underline each vocabulary word in the sentence. Box the capital letter and box the ending punctuation.
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Analyzing Polyhedra for Math Concepts Name ______________________________
Analyzing Polyhedra for Math Concepts – Show all work on the designated handout. No calculators. Name of Polyhedron
Number of Faces Number of Edges Number of Vertices Number of Pyramids
Surface Area in Sq.”
Cube
Length _________ Width _________ X faces
Mini Cube
Length _________ Width _________ X faces
Triangular Hexahedron
MiniTriangular Hexahedron
Stellated Octahedron
Stellated MiniOctahedron
Stellated Icosahedron Mini Stellated Icosahedron
Name of Choice Piece 1 (Must be able to figure out surface area)
Name of Choice Piece 2 (Must be able to figure out surface area)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1anoTV9Htc
Work space to show all work. Measure accurately. Label all units properly. Cube Mini Cube
Triangular Hexahedron
MiniTriangular Hexahedron
Stellated Octahedron
Mini Stellated Octahedron
Stellated Icosahedron Mini Stellated Icosahedron
Extra Work Space
Name of Choice Piece 1 (Must be able to figure out surface area)
Name of Choice Piece 2 (Must be able to figure out surface area)
Name of Choice Piece 3 (Must be able to figure out surface area)
Name __________________________________
Euler’s Formula Exploration
Name of Polyhedron
Number of Faces
Number of Vertices
Faces + Vertices Edges Patterns Noticed
Cube
Triangular Hexahedron
Stellated Octahedron
Stellated Icosahedron
Choice Piece (Must have faces, vertices, and edges, like the previous pieces)
Euler’s Formula Second Page
What relationships do you see between vertices, faces, and edges? (Explain below.)
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What rule can be used to find the number of edges for any polyhedron? (This formula is called Euler’s Formula.)
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Euler’s formula: for any convex polyhedron, the number of vertices and faces together is exactly two more than the number of edges. Symbolically V−E+F=2.
V + F – 2 = E
Geometry Standards Related to Origami Listed by Grade Level
Fifth Grade Possible Learning Intention/Target
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.B.3
I can identify properties of twodimensional faces of origami polyhedra. I can classify twodimensional figures into categories based on their properties.
Standards and Learning Intentions Related to the Origami Mathematical Unit Sixth Grade
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.4 I can represent threedimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface area of 3D origami. I can apply these techniques in the context of solving realworld and mathematical problems related to the origami that I build.
I can solve realworld and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1
I can find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving realworld origami problems.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.2
I can find the volume of a right rectangular prism (origami cube) with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths of the prism. Apply the formulas V = l w h and V = b h to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the context of solving realworld and mathematical problems.
Standards and Learning Intentions Related to the Origami Mathematical Unit Seventh Grade
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.6 I can solve realworld and mathematical problems involving area, volume, and surface area of two and threedimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms related to origami.
Standards and Learning Intentions Related to the Origami Mathematical Unit Eighth Grade
I can explain congruence and similarity using origami physical models, transparencies, or geometry software. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.A.1
I can verify experimentally the properties of rotations, reflections, and translations:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.A.1.A
I can compare lines that are taken to lines, and line segments to line segments of the same length using origami models.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.A.1.B
I can find and compare angles that are taken to angles of the same measure using origami models.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.A.1.C
I can notice similarity relationships related to parallel lines that are taken to parallel lines using origami models.
Unfolding Mathematics with Unit Origami is a Very Helpful Book
ISBN13: 9781559532754
ISBN10: 1559532750
Ordering Mini Paper for Unit Origami
Remember that it’s easier to learn and fold with larger paper. Use the miniversion only when learners have been successful.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/557783/TOPSNeonTwirlMemoPads400/
http://www.amazon.com/AssortedBrightColorsPaperNotes/dp/B00RDLWQC4
Closure
What are the benefits of origami for students? What can they learn?
What are my goals for possible next steps with origami?
What action(s) would I need to take in order to meet my goals?
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1 All materials created by Shelly Grothaus for this session are copyrighted. They are intended for individual classroom use.
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Using Origami to Engage, Promote Geometry Understanding, and Foster a Growth Mindset
Shelly Grothaus Facilitator
What did you find most helpful today?
How likely are you to try some of the ideas from our session?
Would you be interested in an advanced session of unit origami? Yes! 5 4 3 2 1 No
Suggestions or ideas (Example: Advanced session on stellated icosahedron):
Would you be interested in attending a future session on factor lattices? Yes! 5 4 3 2 1 No
What suggestion(s) do you have for improving the session?