Cool flexagon art creative activities that make math & science fun for kids!

Teaches about polyhedra and solid geometry through such projects as making flexagons and a star that transforms into an octagon.

Main Author: Hanson, Anders, 1980-
Other Authors: Mann, Elissa, 1990-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Minneapolis, Minnesota : ABDO Publishing Company, [2014]
Series: Checkerboard how-to library. Cool art with math & science.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cool Flexagon Art : Hidden in the Folds
  • Polygon Basics : Sides, Vertices, and Angles
  • In the Fold : Types of Flexagons
  • Folding Tips : Make it Easier!
  • Project 1: Make a Hexa-Tetra Flexagon
  • Project 2: Make a Hexa-Hexa Flexagon
  • 3-D Geometry : From Shapes to Solids
  • Project 3: Make a 3-D Flexagon
  • Project 4: Transformer Star
  • Math Terms
  • Glossary
  • Web Sites.