Week 3: Sonobe Octahedron

Octahedra are such fun shapes. This week we are going to learn an important fold in origami that can be used to make so many mathematical shapes, puzzles, and works of art. We are going to learn Sonobe. Below is a video of how to create the basic fold and then assemble the octahedron. You will need 12 sheets of origami paper. I have been doing this project for 7 years and up. My high school students have folded in teams to make larger polyhedra. In future weeks, we will be making other structures, and Sonobe will be an option.

The best resource for Sonobe I have found is here: https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/290032/original/oragami.pdf