Origami is a folded paper art form that has been popular throughout history in Japan, China and Europe and gained popularity recently around the world. In this activity kids get to try their hand at origami. So the idea of creating a frog game was met with lots of excitement. We live near a lake and they often find lots of frogs in our backyard.
Here is where you need that crease you noted above!ĭisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Note where you did this crease, you will need it in a future step. Origami Frog that Jumps Step-by-Step Tutorial. FROG GAME WITH JUMPING ORIGAMI FROGS – A STEAM EDUCATION CHALLENGE. You can also stretch this out over several weeks by holding one event each Friday, for example. You can also eliminate some of the events. To speed up the lesson, fold the frogs for your students or just ask each to create one frog instead of a team of three. You can also do a more detailed analysis of the final results.įor remediation, you can use the video provided above so that students can go through the folding steps at their own pace.įor extension, you can also challenge them to fold additional frogs of their own design to see if they can improve upon their results or they can research other origami frogs online (there are a lot) to see if they can come up with a better model. For example, "How many jumps do you think it will take to reach the finish line?" and "How many jumps did it take to reach the finish line?" Or have students unfold a frog and count the shapes (How many triangles? How many rectangles?) are left by the folding lines.įor older students, you can discuss the physics behind the final folds - how will different folds change the jumping patterns. You can also change the measurement to more of a counting and/or estimation activity. Step 4: Analyze the data, complete analysis sheetsįor younger students, you can fold the frogs ahead of time, then just have them do the jumping and measurement. Step 2: Allow students time to fold/design their own frogs and to practice Usually, students will need to go through once slowly, then again with pictures more quickly in order to remember the entire process. Print or create bullseye/measuring tapes and secure to floors/wall. Frog folding vocabulary sheet ( Link, or see below) - print copies for students if desired. Frog folding video ( Link, or see below) - on teacher computer or sent to students. Printable measuring tape ( Link 1, Link 2 ) - print 1 copy. Printable bullseye ( Link ) - print 1 copy. Worksheets: 3 data sheets + final analysis sheet ( Link, or see below) - printed copies for students. Olympic presentation ( Link, or see below) - on teacher computer or print 1 copy. 
Frog folding presentation ( Link, or see below) - on teacher computer. Calculators (if allowed for mean, median, mode calculations or if doing more complicated analysis). 
Other: engineering, artistic design, explanatory writing Math: geometry vocabulary, spatial sense, basic fractions (1/2, 1/4), measurement, data analysis (mean, median, mode, range), estimation Tested with students in 5th, 7th/8th, and 11th grades. Fold origami frogs, then hold competitions to see which can jump the highest, the farthest, and the most accurately!
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