For many, the fun of origami projects is in the folding. However, the crafts in this book provide tons of fun even after they’re complete—they float! Use an origami canoe to carry a message to the middle of a lake, or play with a paper duck in the bathtub. Readers follow a series of steps to transform a square of paper into many cool floating origami creations, including a lotus flower. An introductory section highlights the basic folds and terms readers need to know and full-color photographs add further guidance to each step.

For many, the fun of origami projects is in the folding. However, the crafts in this book provide tons of fun even after they’re complete—they float! Use an origami canoe to carry a message to the middle of a lake, or play with a paper duck in the bathtub. Readers follow a series of steps to transform a square of paper into many cool floating origami creations, including a lotus flower. An introductory section highlights the basic folds and terms readers need to know and full-color photographs add further guidance to each step.

Make quick and easy origami projects with this origami book with tear-out folding paper. Origami for Busy People is the first origami book for people who love to fold paper for fun and relaxation but have trouble finding the time in their busy day for it. The bright, high-quality folding paper in the book makes it like an origami kit--You won't have to buy new folding paper anytime soon! This origami book contains: 96 page, full-color booklet Introduction and guide to paper folding techniques Step-by-step instructions and diagrams 27 fun-to-do projects 48, two-sided perforated folding sheets Dozens of different colors and patterns These fun folds are a great way to learn origami and can be used to decorate your cubicle, to create something to give to friends and family at the end of the day, to show to colleagues at the water cooler or just to use as conversational ice-breakers or as a form of mental relaxation. The ease of the folds makes it a great origami-for-kids book but the projects are interesting enough for adult beginner origami enthusiasts. Origami projects include Jack-O'Lantern Seahorse Noisemaker Topsy-Turvy And many more…

Most people have tried to make a paper airplane at one time or another. But there are many other flying creations one can make out of paper. From the traditional flapping crane to a high-flying helicopter, the origami crafts in this book will put simple paper airplanes to shame! Step-by-step instructions guide readers through each project and include full-color images of the instructions as well as the finished product. Even experienced origamists will enjoy new ways to fashion an airplane, flying heart, kite, and butterfly!

The magic of origami is in the transformation of a square of paper into something realistic, as well as the process one goes through to achieve the final product. Readers are introduced to the basic origami folds and terms needed to complete each craft. Full-color photographs and clearly written instructions provide a guide to folding swallowing fish, pecking chickens, and more. Animals made out of paper can be just as fun to play with as action figures—especially those readers can make themselves!

Discover how to turn a simple square of paper into something ACTION-PACKED! From flapping birds to floating boats, spinning tops to magic wands, and barking dogs to jumping horses, this book is filled with amazing paper models for you to create. The great photography and clear, step-by-step instructions make each project really easy to master and lots of fun to fold.

The possibilities of folding a paper is infinite. Origami is an art of folding a piece of paper into a sculpture without gluing, taping and cutting the paper. Origami is very therapeutic, the art is a mix of math, science, focus, meditation and spatial thinking.

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 2 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum: STEM Skills and Connections Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Animals Matter and Energy: Properties of Liquids and Solids Structures and Mechanisms: Simple Machines and Movement Earth and Space Systems: Air and Water in the Environment Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 2 encourages students’ natural curiosity about science and the world around them as they participate in hands-on activities and explore their environment. Using the inquiry approach, this comprehensive resource fosters students’ understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills makes coding and emerging technologies approachable for both teachers and students emphasizes personalized learning using a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance relates science and technology to sustainability and our changing world, including society, the economy, and the environment focuses on practical applications of the engineering design process as students work on solutions to real-life problems builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives specific to Ontario explores contributions to science and technology by people with diverse lived experiences Using proven Hands-On features, this book provides resources for both teachers and students including background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; materials lists; and digital image banks and reproducibles (find download instructions in the Appendix of the book). Innovative elements developed specifically for the Ontario curriculum include the following: plugged and unplugged coding activities in nearly every lesson land-based learning activities opportunities for students to use the scientific research process, scientific experimentation process, and engineering design process a fully developed assessment plan to guide assessment for, as, and of learning ideas and prompts for STEM Makerspace project

The Secret of the Fortune Wookieeis the third case file of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series from Tom Angleberger! Is it possible to have a case file without Origami Yoda? With Dwight suspended, McQuarrie Middle School is missing its most famous attendee: Origami Yoda. And no Yoda means no case file mystery to solve. But then something BIG happens. Something BIG and HAIRY. It’s a Fortune Wookiee, a paper fortune teller in the form of Chewbacca. Sara brings it to school as a gift from Dwight, and it seems to give advice that’s just as good as Yoda’s. Mysterious, it is! Tommy, Kellen, and Harvey are on the case. And when their classmates start having strange “Dwight sightings” (sightings of Dwight in which he is acting WAY too normal), the boys have TWO mysteries to solve. The closer they get, the more possible it seems that Origami Yoda will be back . . . “A chorus of spot-on middle-school voices and plenty of laughs are wrapped around this tale of friendship and seasoned with Star Wars references.” —Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) Includes Black-and-White Illustrations and Instructions for folding your own origami Chewbacca. The Origami Yoda series The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Darth Paper Strikes Back The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue! Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus Art2-D2’s Guide to Folding and Doodling: An Origami Yoda Activity Book

"Provides instructions and photo-illustrated diagrams for making a variety of easy water-related origami models"--Provided by publisher.