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Four Paper Folding Activities

12/11/2015

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Here's a salute to one of the oldest manipulatives still in use in today's digital classrooms.

1. Investigating Area by Folding Paper

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Source: Mathematical Thinking: Supports for English Language Learners

2. Algebraic Models 

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Source:  ​Teaching Mathematics: A Sourcebook of Aids, Activities, and Strategies​

3. Tangrams

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Tangram Folding (PDF)
Source: AIMS Center for Math and Science Education

4. How many times can you fold a piece of paper?

Source: ​http://www.relativelyinteresting.com/how-many-times-can-you-really-fold-a-piece-of-paper-in-half/
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And an interesting blog post on exponential growth by Jason Zimba 
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