Unit 2 Test

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In Robert Lang?s Video, he shows the figures of many animals. Among them, 3 of the animals shown are: . Fish Moose Beetle . Moose Beetle Monkey . Beetle Monkey Fish Origami allows development of ___ abilities in children: . Left and right brain . Motor skill and intelligence . Psychomotor and cognitive ______ Introduced Origami as part of education . Friederich Fröebel . Friedrich Froebel . Hienrich Froebel Part of the Skills involved in Origami making are: . Logical Reasoning, Sequential Memory and fine Motor Skills . Listening Skills, Reading Skills, and Motor Skills . Visual Memory, writing Skills and Mathematical Memory Froebel recognized the following principles within origami: . Math and Geometry . Math and Eye-Hand Coordination . Fine Motor Skills and Geometry Piaget held the following statement about origami . When the mind unfolds the paper folds . When the paper folds the mind unfolds . When the paper unfolds, the mind unfolds . none of the above What is the name of Robert Lang?s pattern for the telescope lens? . Eye . Umbrella . Lens Disc The heart stent name is based on the ?waterbomb? base . True . False, it Is based on the ?tubular? base . False, its based on the ?mountain and valley? base Robert Lang considered ______ changed origami in the modern world, influencing an art: . Math . Engineering . Math and Engineering

Benefits of Origami as an Educational Tool

Using origami as an educational tool is not new. The German pedagogue and the founder of kindergartent, Friedrich Froebel (1782 – 1852) , was the first to introduce Origami into formal education.. Froebel recognized the value of children learning through play and exploration. He considered the manipulation of the paper as a mean for children to discover for themselves the principles of math and geometry. Piaget, the renowned child development psychologist held that “motor activity int the form of skilled movement is vital to the development of intuitive thoughts and the mental representation of the brain”.

“When the paper folds the mind unfolds”

Origami is an activity that requires both hands and activates the whole brain. According to a research done on the brain by Dr. Katerin Shumakov and Yuri Shumakov, when both hands are engaged, impellent motor impulses activate the language portion of the brain.

Of the many academic benefits Origami has to offer, three are predominant:. Sequencing, mathematics/spatial relationship and reading. Origami lends itself to the development of sequential memory. In order to produce the desired model, the folder has to follow certain steps in order. The repeated manipulation of paper in certain order helps the child grasp the importance of sequence.

Origami reinforces mathematical concepts. In the process of transforming a flat piece of paper into a three-dimensional model, a child learns to distinguish different geometric shapes. Complex shapes and forms of the real world becomes a part of the children mental image of the environment in which they live. Symmetry, fractions, proportion, angles and a host of other math concepts can be shown within an activity which the children consider as an enjoyable game.


The inherent motivation of paper folding makes it simple to show the children the advantage of reading and interpreting instruction accurately. In their willingness to succeed the children need to decode new words and understand new vocabulary. In their desire to complete an Origami model, they must master the skill of reading.

Below is a list of partial academic and cognitive skills involving Origami.

Listening Skills	Social Studies	Visual Memory
Reading Skills	Sequential Memory	Visual-Spatial Motor Skills
Writing Skills	Concentration	Verbal and Visual Memory
Mathematics	Eye-Hand Coordination	Logical Reasoning
Spatial Relationship	Fine Motor Skills	Problem Solving

Origami as a Method for Bilateral Training

Origami, and folding paper allows development of psychomotor and cognitive abilities in children and adults based on various activities of the right and left hemispheres. there are many methods developed in the west taking advantage of such simple activity and use it as part of their pedagogic scheme.

Left hemisphere'sfunctions are made active: Right-hand control Spoken language Written language Number skills Reasoning Scientific skills

Right hemisphere'sfunctions are made active: Left-hand control Insight 3-D forms Imagination Art awareness Music awareness

Thus, the research carried out has shown, that the method can be used as a means of

*activation of the right and left hemispheres;
*development of fine 'motor skills' of the hands;
*development of intelligence;
*activation of creative thinking;
*development of spatial imagination and visual accuracy.


The specially organized employment of origami will help the child to develop more fully, using mental resources, opportunity for the development of the right and left hemispheres.


Also, the origami method can be applied in correctional and therapeutical purposes, as a means to increase psycho - emotional conditions, decrease uneasiness and optimization of the functional condition.

So, the origami method of bilateral development combines in itself: a psychophysiological basis of activation of hemispheres while using an activity with the sensation of a game. It results in satisfaction from work, paints positive emotional experience, utilizes multimodal activation of mental abilities, and novelty.