Papercrafts and other fun things

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

A STEM Project: A Cam Mechanism That Moves A Rod Horizontally

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  A Cam Mechanism that Moves a Rod Horizontally  Here is the mechanism in action. The cam is an eccentric circular cam.  The cam is off cent...
Sunday, September 3, 2023

Two Trick-or-Treat Dioramas To Make for Halloween

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Two Trick-or-Treat Dioramas make a beautiful display for Halloween. The diorama depicts two different sets of trick-or-treaters for Hallowee...
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Sunday, August 13, 2023

A STEM Project: Comparing Four Types of Cam Mechanisms and Four Types of Followers

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A STEM project that compares four different types of cam and followers. The four cams are a heart-shaped cam,  pear cam, snail or drop cam a...
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

A Sand and Sea Diorama

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  A Sand and Sea Diorama The diorama depicts two little girls playing in the sand at the beach. The older girl is carrying a bucket of water...
Sunday, July 16, 2023

A STEM Project: Making a 3-D Paper Model of Sierpinski's Triangle and Programming Sierpinski's Triangle in TurtleStitch

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A 3-D Paper Model of Sierpinski's Triangle Sierpinski's Triangle is a fascinating structure whereby an equilateral triangle is reduc...
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Elaine Wolfe
I design paper models that integrate art, architecture, engineering, mathematics and technology to create unique designs. Adding technology, especially coding in TurtleStitch, has broadened the scope of my work and allows me to design more quickly and precisely. As a retired math teacher, I enjoy showing how creative projects can turn abstract ideas into hands-on experiences. I use a Silhouette Cameo to create precise scale drawings and to cut out my paper model parts. I post my free designs and detailed assembly instructions on my blog, papercraftetc.blogspot.com. In addition to papercraft, I create digital embroidery designs in TurtleStitch, combining coding with traditional embroidery techniques to highlight the beauty of mathematical ideas and show how code can become art. My projects translate these concepts into unique stitched and cut designs. You can find examples and tutorials on my dedicated TurtleStitch blog, TurtleStitch.blogspot.com. I am also a collaborator for MakeToLearn.org, a project that brings the art of making into learning environments by blending digital tools and hands-on creativity.
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