Ancient origami designs inspire scientists and researchers to innovate and invent to solve authentic problems. The goal of origami is simple: transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture, without any cuts or glue.
With these constraints and a limited set of folds, replication allows ease in solution-finding. And this process for solution-finding has manifested in a variety of authentic problem-solving ways.
Citizen scientist teams compete on online gaming sites to try to unravel the mysteries of protein folding. NASA used folding techniques in the design of the James Webb Space Telescope, the Curiosity rover, and in space tethers. A new heart stent was inspired by the action of the origami balloon. The design of airbags is attributed to practitioners of origami.
In most classrooms, the needs of atypical students of all kinds are underserved.
While vested programming options including mixed ability grouping, grade skipping and flexible promotions have continued to be incorporated for the gifted and talented students’ academic and intellectual benefit, visual arts courses exist our public school systems.
However, the benefits of visual arts in the gifted and talented students are recognized. Artistically gifted and talented students increase their knowledge base as they broaden and deepen knowledge about art, sharpen art skills, and blend authentic learning with artistic expression.
With these constraints and a limited set of folds, replication allows ease in solution-finding. And this process for solution-finding has manifested in a variety of authentic problem-solving ways.
Citizen scientist teams compete on online gaming sites to try to unravel the mysteries of protein folding. NASA used folding techniques in the design of the James Webb Space Telescope, the Curiosity rover, and in space tethers. A new heart stent was inspired by the action of the origami balloon. The design of airbags is attributed to practitioners of origami.
In most classrooms, the needs of atypical students of all kinds are underserved.
While vested programming options including mixed ability grouping, grade skipping and flexible promotions have continued to be incorporated for the gifted and talented students’ academic and intellectual benefit, visual arts courses exist our public school systems.
However, the benefits of visual arts in the gifted and talented students are recognized. Artistically gifted and talented students increase their knowledge base as they broaden and deepen knowledge about art, sharpen art skills, and blend authentic learning with artistic expression.