ART OF ORIGAMI

Magdalena Dobrzaska
Dominika Strzelec

Etymology of origami
ori
kami

folding
paper

Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20080501175749/origami.gr.jp/Model/Senbazuru/index-e.html

Hiden Senbazuru Orikata

(The Secret of One Thousand Cranes Origami)

Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20080501175749/origami.gr.jp/Model/Senbazuru/index-e.html

Akira Yoshizawa
(14 March 1911 14 March 2005)

Source: http://theorigami.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/akira-yoshizawa.jpg

Magic of origami
story about Sadako Sasaki
Questions:
1. What are your feelings/first
thoughts about this legend?
2. Who was Sadako Sasaki?
3. With what kind of disease she
was diagnosed?
4. Why did Sadako fold paper
cranes?

Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Sadako_Statue_at_Noborich%C5%8D_Junior_High_-_1985.jpg

Action origami
is when you fold something that flies. Sometimes if
the wings or limbs can move if something else
moves its called Action origami. One example is
the Japanese paper crane, some of the wings can fly
but some dont.

Modular origami
is when you put 2 or more identical pieces of paper
together to make a even better structure. Most of the
time the individual pieces are simple but the final
assembly may be tricky.

Wet-folding origami
sounds like you wet the paper and fold with it but wetfolding is when you make curved, than straight folds in
a origami stucture. In wet-folding you can make lots of
types of animals, like aquatic animals, flying animals,
and land animals. For example those animals were
made by wet-folding with a piece of paper.

Pureland origami
was invented by John Smith in the 1970s. In
pureland origami you can only fold, mountain and
valley folds. Advanced folds like reverse folds are
not aloud. Some designer are trying to make good
origami structures with pureland origami.

Kirigami
was invented in the 20th century. You can put cuts in
kirigami. In some origami structures you need to
make a few cuts in the origami structure.

Match the word with definition:

1) origami

a)art of paper folding

2) crane
3) grand master -

b)A person of the highest competence or

achievement in a field
c)the Japanese symbol of life and happiness

Amazing Facts about Origami

The smallest origami crane
(0.1 mm X 0.1 mm)

The biggest origami crane

(215 feet wide)

Robert Lang:
The math and magic of origami

http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_lang_folds_way_new_origami?language=en#t-57032

Students use ancient

art of origami to innovate

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=29091679

DISCUSSION
1) Is origami the future of technology or is it
just a form of art?
2) How origami can be used to unfold the
future?

Problem Solving
Attention and Concentration Skills
Processing Skills
Self Confidence
Independent Study
Creativity
Measurement
Symmetry
Geometry
Proportion
Fractions
Logical Reasoning
Sequencing

Origami artist: Beauty in dollar bill

http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2010/12/12/vassileva.origami.artist.cnn.html

Coded messages to
communicate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar2Oq2ENsrU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux1ECrNDZ
l4

Key words:
1.

instruction - detailed information about how something should be done

or operated

2.

(to) fold - bend over on itself so that one part of it covers another

3.

origami - art of paper folding

4.

crane - the Japanese symbol of life and happiness

5.

grand master a person of the highest competence or achievement in a field

6.

pioneer - a person who is among the first to explore a new area

7.

innovate - make changes in something established, especially

by introducing new methods, ideas, or products

Thank you for

your attention!