Cool flexagon art : creative activities that make math & science fun for kids! (Checkerboard how-to library Cool art with math & science)
Summary
Teaches about polyhedra and solid geometry through such projects as making flexagons and a star that transforms into an octagon. Full description
- Cool Flexagon Art : Hidden in the Folds
- Polygon Basics : Sides, Vertices, and Angles
- In the Fold : Types of Flexagons
- Folding Tips : Make it Easier!
- Project 1: Make a Hexa-Tetra Flexagon
- Project 2: Make a Hexa-Hexa Flexagon
- 3-D Geometry : From Shapes to Solids
- Project 3: Make a 3-D Flexagon
- Project 4: Transformer Star
- Math Terms
- Glossary
- Web Sites.