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| 3rd Period Math |
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| Paper Star, about 6" across |
| This Star-Shape is a variation of the "small triambic icosidodecahedron". But don't worry about remembering the name, we're just going to build it. The mathematician George Hart has a website that shows us how. He made cardboard template drawings we can print or photocopy. The rest is easy: it just takes time and precision. --Please don't moan, his 8 year old daughter made one. And just to show'ya, so did I... Click on the webpage link here: www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/slide-togethers.html His complete Encyclopedia of Polyhedra which is enough Math for a Lifetime, and enough Craft Activities so you'll never be bored... is at: www.georgehart.com/pavilion.html Have fun, you can email us pictures of your models... |