Friday, September 14, 2007

Raising to a Power

9/14/07

  • Set II - All
  • Set IV - Extra Credit
  • Make a graph of the paper folding activity (number of folds and number of layers)
  • Math Autobiography
  • Parent Responses to Blog Questions
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Greg said...

Britney Gallivan was able to fold a sheet of gold in alternate directions twelve times, and "in one day Britney was the first person to set the record for folding paper in half 9, 10, 11 or 12 times" by folding a long strip again and again in the same direction.

Read more here and see the equations she derived to describe limitations of folding:

http://pomonahistorical.org/12times.htm

The Mythbusters crew was able to get eleven alternate-direction folds out of giant piece of paper with the help of a forklift and a giant roller:

http://tinyurl.com/ynn2zr

Fun stuff!

-Greg

September 18, 2007 at 7:27 AM

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