Martin Gardner (1914 –2010) was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer who was a prolific and versatile author, publishing more than 100 books. He was best known for creating and sustaining interest in recreational mathematics through his "Mathematical Games" columns in Scientific American.
PAPER FOLDING
How many paper folds will take us to the moon?
Key questions
Can we work methodically?
Do we recognise patterns?
Can we problem solve?
1 lesson
Specification detail
Literacy
stories that set a frame or background
stories that accompany or intertwine
stories that introduce
stories that explain
stories that ask a question
stories that entertain
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
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folding strips of paper - 1, 2, 3
paper folding iteration - 1, 2, 3
geometric exercises in paper folding - 1, 2, 3
art of mathematics book - 1, 2, 3