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Explore Folding of the Circle: Series Book 1 (Explore Folding of the Circle, Book 1)
Explore Folding of the Circle Series Book 1 - Explore Folding of the Circle, Book 1 Author:Bradford Hansen-Smith This is the first in Bradford Hansen-Smith's new series of hands-on instructions for folding circles. This book contains the first steps in generating information (and some amazingly beautiful and complex forms) by simply folding and joining circles. — Other approaches to teaching geometry are geared toward the analytical and from traditional sta... more »tic modeling by construction. Because measuring, cutting, and putting pieces together requires some skill and higher level thinking it is not usually taught until the high school level. This book brings the experience of these concepts and functions down to the primary grade level by folding paper plates. All that is necessary is to be able to fold a circle in half, observe, and talk about what you have done.
Hansen-Smith's revolutionary approach delves into the comprehensive nature of the circle, or that demonstrate the information revealed through folding. This work provides an in-depth exploration of the reformation and transformational nature of the circle, as well as demonstrates the pattern base for the geometric patterns observed in nature from folding circles. There are plenty of books that give geometric and mathematical descriptions of observations about the design and forms observed in nature and the circle as an abstract basis for construction of diagrams.
Folding circles reveals patterns and how they are formed, reformed, and transformed. This activity is experiential and understandable through the students own observations. This series of books covers art, patterns and design, geometry, crafts, origami, mathematics, and more. Useful in the classroom, homeschooling, or for self-study.« less