There\u2019s more to origami these days than merely folding paper pigeons, penguins, and bunny rabbits. Biologists now use origami to study folding in DNA and protein molecules. Physicists used it in the design of the space telescope; architects use it to model earthquake-resistant buildings. Mathematicians use it to explore geometry. Roboticists use it to build robots.<\/p>\n
Educators have been touting the benefits of origami since the early 19th<\/sup> century, when Friedrich Frobel started the kindergarten movement in Germany. Paper-folding was an integral part of his original early-childhood curriculum, intended to teach kids essential principles of math and art – plus dexterity, creativity, and spatial skills.<\/p>\n And some of it is easy. Even I can make a pigeon.<\/p>\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n