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Related: essentials of Education ContinuedThe surprising things Seattle teachers won for students by striking Striking Seattle School District teachers and other educators walk a picket line Sept. 10 near Franklin High School in Seattle. (Ted S. Warren/AP) Seattle teachers went on strike for a week this month with a list of goals for a new contract. KCP International The seaside has always had an allure for people with its rolling waves, sandy beaches, and countless interesting creatures. Many origami creators have been inspired to make designs that are reminiscent of the sea and its inhabitants. Here are three sea-inspired origami designs that are cute and easy to make:
3D Origami Swan This 3D origami swan was made with 400+ sheets of paper each folded into a small triangle. This type of paper folding is called Golden Venture Folding or Chinese Paper Folding. Note that there are 2 slits which are called "pockets". Units are connected by inserting the pointy parts into the pockets. There are 2 ways to position the triangular units. Position A: the triangle rests on the short edges of the triangle with the pockets still visible. 3D Paper Owl from mmmcrafts The gifted Larissa from mmmcrafts is here sharing her amazing talents with an unbelievable 3D paper owl. Larissa writes… Left: art made with this tutorial, Right: art made with alternate colors (see note at the end of the tutorial) Gilad's Origami Page: Origami Cats 4 Diagrams in Double-Sided Origami Folded from 2 squares of origami paper Diagrams in BOS magazine #228 and in Origami for Interpreters Folded from a $ proportioned rectangle of Vietnamese wrapping-paper Diagrams in BARF magazine - Spring 2004 Folded from a $ proportioned rectangle of Vietnamese wrapping-paper Diagrams in Origami USA 1993 convention book and in Sculptural Origami Folded from a square of origami paper Diagrams here Folded from a square of mulberry-foil
“What’s ‘Colorism’?” Illustration by Alex Eben Meyer When I began teaching in Boston, I was struck by how often students of color referred to each other as “light-skinned” or “dark-skinned.” Almost daily, I witnessed high school students identify, categorize and stereotype their peers based on skin tone. Origami Polyhedra - nuwen.net In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order About this page: This page will detail how to make four different types of mathematical shapes by producing and assembling a number of tiny paper pieces. I did not invent the pieces or the method of making pieces; in fact, they seem to be called "Sonobes" (though I've always called them "pieces" and will do so here). Here is a rather detailed page that shows pieces that resemble mine.
Origami Dragon Folding Instructions - How to Make Origami Dragon - How to fold Origami Dragon The origami dragon is challenging but fun to make. It is not for begineers, but if you have made the origami bird base and the origami flapping bird, then you should be able to follow the steps below. Made this origami? Submit your photo to us! You can comment and upload image in the comment box at the end of this page! Rewriting History—for the Better Illustration by Julie Flett It was pure coincidence that, during a recent trip to Northern California’s wine country, Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., stumbled upon a perfect illustration of what’s wrong with history instruction in the United States. He and his wife were visiting an original Spanish mission at the same time as a group of fourth-graders. Gover watched as teachers and chaperones dressed as Franciscan friars led the children, who were dressed as Indians, through a series of quaint activities. “They were making candles. They were spinning wool, weaving baskets.
TreeMaker Background In 1989, I wrote an article for the magazine Engineering & Science about the state of technical folding, which, even then, seemed to be progressing by leaps and bounds due to an infusion of scientific and mathematical principles. In recounting some of the connections between origami, math, and technology, I wrote: Computing succumbed to the appeal of folded paper when, in 1971, Arthur Appel programmed an IBM System 360 computer to print out simple geometric configurations at the rate of more than one hundred a minute. Ninety percent were considered unsuccessful, but it raises an interesting question: could a computer someday design a model deemed superior to that designed by man?
Joost Langeveld Origami Page Home - Gallery - Contact - My upper floor - Videos - Privacy Policy GALLERY PAGE 1 page1 - page2 - page3 - page4 - page5 - page6 - page7 - page8 - page9 - page10 - page11 - page12 In this gallery are pictures of origami models which I designed since 2006. I made a video or diagrams with explanation of almost every origami model in this gallery. Printable Origami Click the Links to Download! Scroll down to find the links to all of the printable origami diagrams on this site, made into convenient pdf's for you! Just click to download, then enjoy! You will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer in order to open the pdf file.