This document discusses the art of origami, including its history and different types. Origami originated from the Japanese words "ori" meaning folding and "kami" meaning paper. It mentions important origami artists like Akira Yoshizawa and the legend of Sadako Sasaki who folded origami cranes while sick with leukemia. Different origami techniques are defined like action origami where parts move, modular origami using multiple identical pieces, and wet-folding using curved folds. Origami is seen as both an art form and an area for innovation with educational benefits like developing problem solving and focus.

1. ART OF ORIGAMI
Magdalena Dobrzańska
Dominika Strzelec

2. Etymology of origami
ori folding
kami paper
Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20080501175749/origami.gr.jp/Model/Senbazuru/index-e.html

3. 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

4. Akira Yoshizawa
(14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005)
Source: http://theorigami.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/akira-yoshizawa.jpg

5. 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

6. Action origami
is when you fold something that flies. Sometimes if
the wings or limbs can move if something else
moves it’s called Action origami. One example is the
Japanese paper crane, some of the wings can fly but
some don’t.

7. 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.

8. Wet-folding origami
sounds like you wet the paper and fold with it but
wet-folding 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.

9. Pureland origami
was invented by John Smith in the 1970’s. 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.

10. 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.

11. Match the word with definition:
1) origami –
2) crane –
3) grand master -
a)art of paper folding
b)A person of the highest competence or
achievement in a field
c)the Japanese symbol of life and happiness

12. Amazing Facts about Origami
The smallest origami crane
(0.1 mm X 0.1 mm)
The biggest origami crane
(215 feet wide)

13. Robert Lang:
The math and magic of origami
http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_lang_folds_way_new_origami?language=en#t-57032

14. Students use ancient
art of origami to innovate
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=29091679

15. 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?

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

17. Origami artist: Beauty in dollar bill
http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2010/12/12/vassileva.origami.artist.cnn.html

18. Coded messages to communicate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar2Oq2ENsrU

19. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux1ECrNDZl4

20. 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

22. Thank you for
your attention!