Origami trays Objective: use and apply mathematics

Take an A4 sheet of paper… … the measurement shown can be changed to suit the size of tray you wish to make. Click on the boxes below to show the first two sets of folds. 1 2

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Make a tray that can hold all your pencils a tray to hold revision cards trays to hold your fiddly bits Your task can be …(1)

Take an A4 sheet of paper and fold it to make a tray with a square side a tray with a different square side a tray with a square base a tray with the maximum volume …or … (2)

Tell the world Write a few sentences explaining how you worked out where to make the folds. You should include at least one sketch diagram. Don’t describe how to fold the tray – that has been done! You could explain how to do it in an origami booklet like the ones used previously.