1. おりがみ ジューデ イ と エリカ

2. History Origami is paper folding. (Ori=folding, Kami=paper) It is known to be Japanese but it is possible that it existed in China, Germany, Italy and Spain as well. Origami= 17 th century- present (became popular outside of Japan in 20 th century) In Heian period (794-1185), it took significant role. Origami butterflies= used in Shinto Wedding = representing bride and groom.

3. Types of Origami  Action Origami -Origami does not cover still-life, it can also be moving objects. -It requires kinetic energy of person’s hand.  Modular Origami -Putting individual and same pieces together to form a model  Pureland Origami -Origami with restriction that only 1 fold can be done -Developed by John Smith in the 1970s  Kirigami -Japanese term for paper cutting (occurred in 1960s) -Since most origami designers do not consider origami with cuts to be origami, instead they call it kirigami.

4. Tool *A main tool to make origami is hands. Some origami do require other tools such as glue, tape, scissor, pincer and etc. Glue & Tape= stick more than 2 pieces of paper Scissor= cut the paper into different shape Pincer= replacement of hands when you are folding something very small *If scissor is used to cut, it is called Kirigami. (Kiri= cutting, Kami= paper)

5. Usefulness  Children= Origami teaches the children to follow the steps.  Students= Origami helps the students with identifying the angle mathematically.  Adults= Origami can be very good hobby and stop people from getting depression.  Seniors= Origami helps the seniors to keep their fingers moving.

6. Origami Museum Origami Museum is located in Narita Airport of Tokyo. The museum has over 400 exhibits and sells origami books and papers. http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=vl http://origamisan.org/en/311/nippon- origami-museum-narita-airport-tokyo- japan

7. 1000 Cranes In the ancient Japanese story, it was promised that anyone who folds 1000 paper cranes will be granted a wish from Gods. Sadako Sasaki August 6, 1945= atomic bomb in Hiroshima January 1955= diagnosed with leukemia February 21, 1955= given 1 year to live at most and hospitalized August 3, 1995= decided to make 1000 cranes Octover 25, 1955= She passed away with 644 cranes

8. Yoshizawa-Randlett system Yoshizawa-Randlett : diagram that is used to describe the steps of folding the origami model : the idea of the system originated in the book “Senbazuru Orikata” published in 1797 (first origami book). Akira Yoshizawa : introduced the diagramming notation for the first time in his first published monograph “Atarashi Origami Geijutsu” Senbazuru Orikata->  Thick line= edge of paper  Dashed line= valley fold  Dashed and dotted line= mountain fold  Thin line= previous fold  Dotted line= fold hidden behind paper

10. Time to fold Origami!!  Choice #1: A Balloon (First from left)  Choice #2: A Jumping Frog (Second)  Choice #3: A Reindeer (Third)  Choice #4: A Shuriken (Fourth)