MATHS

ORIGAMI AND GEOMETRY

For the first three weeks of Term 2 our Year 7 Math classes have been completing a topic on Geometry.

One of the practical activities they completed involved origami.

The task included:

• finding an origami design of their choice online; 
• following instructions to producing a piece of work; 
• measuring and recording the angles; and
• sending a photo of it in to their teacher.

Many students really enjoyed completing this task as an alternative to their regular textbook work. 

Comments such as:

• I really enjoyed doing a practical activity and it helped me remember how to use a protractor;
• It was fun and my favourite part of Geometry;
• Overall, this task was fun but the angles were hard to measure as the layers in the paper kept on splitting;
• I found the origami folding challenging but gave it a good go.

Included are some photos of student work as examples of what was produced.

Kerryn Gill

Year 7 Maths