http://bteaching.com/taxonomy/term/27/all en http://bteaching.com/lesson-plan-ideas/half-one-sided-paper <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <div class="field-label">Summary:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>What do you get when you cut a Mobius strip in half lengthwise? The answer may surprise you!</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>This is a simple exercise but may be both motivating and confounding. </p> <p>For children who have not played with Mobius strips before, start by introducing the idea of the strip - here are a few ways:</p> <p>1) ask the child, 'is there a way to make this strip of paper have only one side?'</p> <p>or</p> <p>2) make one without explanation by simply cutting a strip of paper, twisting it, and taping the ends. Ask your child to draw a line along the shape as far as they can.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-lower-age"> <div class="field-label">Down to Grade/Age:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> PreK </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-upper-age"> <div class="field-label">Up thru Grade/Age:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Adult </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://bteaching.com/lesson-plan-ideas/half-one-sided-paper" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://bteaching.com/lesson-plan-ideas/half-one-sided-paper#comments math topology Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:07:00 +0000 admin 9 at http://bteaching.com