Unfolding Mathematics with Unit Origami

• Elegant illustrations
• Detailed folding-and-assembly instructions that enable you and your students to create beautiful and intriguing three-dimensional origami models
• 16 absorbing activities all in blackline-master form carefully prepared in order of increasing difficulty of both folds and mathematical concepts Through origami folding sequences, basic mathematical ideas reveal themselves. Algebraic and angle relationships and different types of symmetry in two and three dimensions will engage your students interest in new ways. You can choose activities from anywhere in the book, but if you move from front to back you will cover an amazingly broad range of mathematical topics. And while the books purpose is to teach mathematics, it also introduces students to the art of origami and contributions made to that art by noted origami experts, such as Tomoko Fuse Kunihiko Kasahara, David Masunaga, and Robert Neale. Teaching with Unfolding Mathematics with Unit Origami Is Easy
• Most activities can be done in one class period and offer opportunities for group work, journal writing, and projects.
• Autobiographical vignettes by origami artists introduce students to origami culture and prompt students to discuss their own experiences with origami.
• The overview explains how you can best use this book in your classroom and includes methods for assessing student work.
• Every activity gives you teaching ideas and strategies, as well as suggestions for extensions of the activity.
• Theres also a glossary of terms and a list of recommended readings.