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Paper Folding to Make Cubes (SMILE)

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Author:Koshy Kanicherilnalil, Chicago Public Schools
Description: A lesson designed to develop students' ability to visualize three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional patterns by examining patterns of figures composed of six squares; predicting which of the twenty presented could be folded to make a cube; and folding large-scale patterns of these figures to confirm their hunches. From the Recreational and Creative Math section of a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons by the Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement.
Levels: High School (9-12)
Languages: English
Resource Types: Manipulatives, Lesson Plans and Activities
Math Topics: Polyhedra, Triangles and Other Polygons

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