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Thinking in the Three Dimensions ActivityThinking in the Three Dimensions Activity
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
30 mins
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Internet Access
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Thinking in the Three Dimensions

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This Thinking in the Three Dimensions activity also includes:
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  • Simplebox Origami
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Discover different dimensions with paper folding. Pupils first read about zero, one, two, and three dimensions, and then learn about the fourth dimension, time. They then use origami to create models of shapes in three dimensions and use them to consider different frames of reference.

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Concepts

3-d, space, 2-d, origami, model making, time

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners take pictures of their creations to showcase online

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires origami paper or other square pieces of paper
  • Internet access is necessary to access the remote learning resource
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Includes downloadable instructions
  • Lists some optional exploration activities

Cons

  • None

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