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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Mineral Origami [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A foldable that students can make and use to question others about the uses of eight minerals. The foldable is in the format of a 'fortune-teller.'
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Activity
Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Fossil Origami [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A foldable that students can make and use to question others about the names of eight fossils found in Indiana. The foldable is in the format of a 'fortune-teller.'
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Scholastic

Scholastic: "I Feel" Origami Boxes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Give your students writing prompts to help them with their writer's block by using these PDF templates of boxes with open-ended prompts written on them. Although targeting elementary students, the concept could be used for middle school...
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Exploring Paper

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the history of the Asian art of paper folding, also known as origami. Check out a few videos demonstrating techniques and understand what superstitions accompany the art.
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Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Activities on Japan

For Students 3rd - 5th
This collection of K-3 activities about Japan includes an English/Japanese Picture Dictionary, the colors in Japanese, a Zoom School feature on Japan, Japanese origami, Japanese artists, maps, coloring pages, and more.
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Handout
Other

Jim Plank's Origami Page: Making a Truncated Tetrahedron

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides instructions on how to create a truncated tetrahedron.
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Other

Activity Village: Valentine's Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find great activities for Valentine's Day like coloring pages, printables for cards, crafts, origami, puzzles, recipes, games, and jigsaws.
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Graphic
Curated OER

How to Make an Origami Jumping Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow along by reading the steps and looking at the pictures. Soon you will have a frog to jump across your desk.
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Curated OER

How to Make an Origami Jumping Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow along by reading the steps and looking at the pictures. Soon you will have a frog to jump across your desk.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Exploring Paper

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how new materials, new methods and new ideas are transforming traditional origami. Watch videos of a master origami folder create his unique pieces. Learn how to make your own paper and how to fold your own paper airplanes.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Paper Airplanes

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site students will use origami to fold a paper airplane that fly better than the classic dart airplane.
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Education Development Center

Think Math: Getting an Angle on Geometry [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
In this lesson on geometry and polygons, you use origami to use various polygons to make a heart. Included in this PDF lesson is vocabulary worksheet with answers provided.
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Other

Yahoo Kids Japan: Paper Craft

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Japanese content! Contains downloadable PDF files with instructions for various paper craft (origami) projects.
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Other

Yamaha: Papercrafts

For Students 9th - 10th
Downloadable PDF papercraft (origami) patterns for motorcycles, animals, and seasonal Japanese materials. Patterns include sophisticated designs that will definitely require skill to complete.
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Fundación Cientec

Cientec: Un Cuadrado Y Sus Transformaciones

For Students 3rd - 5th
This activity shows how to create an Origami by folding paper. Students will be able to create exciting and beautiful two-and-three-dimensional figures.
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Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: A Thousand Paper Cranes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This historical fiction lesson plan is for students reading Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr, in which they can discuss the tragedy of Hiroshima and its impact as well as other themes.
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Other

Paper Mosaics

For Students 9th - 10th
A unique combination of origami paper folding and mathematical tessellations create these stunning works of art. Definitely not for the beginning paper folder to try! Site includes printable patterns.
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Article
wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Fold a Paper Rose

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the written instructions and the pictures to create a beautiful origami rose.
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Graphic
Curated OER

How to Fold a Paper Rose

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the written instructions and the pictures to create a beautiful origami rose.
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Graphic
Curated OER

How to Fold a Paper Rose

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the written instructions and the pictures to create a beautiful origami rose.
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Website
Other

National Fire Protection Agency: Sparky the Fire Dog: Sparky: Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will be engaged as they work with their families, at home, to complete a home safety check list and prepare an escape plan in case of a fire emergency. For added fun the children may make an origami dog. This is an excellent...
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Increasing Productivity

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson stimulates students' thinking with stories about rigorous athlete training illustrating the importance of training and practice. After students read the story, they will experiment to see how instruction and practice improves...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Srt Folding a Square Into Thirds

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The goal of this task is to apply knowledge about similar triangles in order to understand an origami construction: trisection of the side of a square. Aligns with G-SRT.B.5.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Folding a Square Into Thirds

For Teachers 8th Standards
This exercise begins with students folding a square piece of paper according to directions and aligning it on a coordinate grid. They then must find and solve a pair of linear equations which can be used to understand how to fold a piece...

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