Crafts with rotational symmetry
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Craft instructions:
Design rotationally symmetrical objects using basic materials: an eight-pointed star from two squares of cardboard and an eight-sided snowflake from paper by folding the paper and cutting out shapes.
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Last update:
2015-09-10
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Description:
This craft makes it possible for the students to tangibly experience the important characteristic of “center of rotation" as a rotating connection of two cardboard disks. In the case of the snowflake, the “center of rotation" is the point of intersection of all fold lines in the paper.
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Learning resource type:
Experiment
Subjects:
Mathematics
Grade levels:
Grade 1 to 4
School types:
Elementary school
Keywords:
Geometric figure; Geometry
Bibliography:
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
MediaHouse GmbH
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2015