Categories
Uncategorized

MA 2021 Conference, Origami by Sue Pope and Tung Ken Lam

This session for the Mathematical Association Annual Conference 2021 presents some ideas for using origami for teaching and learning mathematics. It covers some mathematics arising from a single fold, fractions, how to trisect a right angle by folding paper and therefore make an equilateral triangle, a six-pointed star, a tetrahedron and an approximation of a […]

Categories
Uncategorized

ATM 2021 Conference, Session G2 H2: Tung Ken Lam and Sue Pope

This session for Association of Teachers of Mathematics 2021 Annual Conference will give you some ideas for using origami for teaching and learning mathematics. It  covers fractions, volume, curves from straight folds and more. It is https://www.atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Conference/2021%20Conference/785_Day_2_Programme.pdf Two basic folds A valley fold is concave. A mountain fold is convex. Most origami diagrams used a […]