
Light Up Origami Hat
WHAT WILL YOU MAKE?
An origami paper hat you can wear, and that lights up!
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
You will learn to combine an ancient art of paper folding with circuits to create a wearable item.
STEPS
STEP 1
Fold Paper
-  Fold your paper in half diagonally both ways.
-  You should now have an X-shaped crease in your paper.
STEP 2
More Folds
-  Now fold your paper in half both ways again, but this time not diagonally.
- Your paper should now be folded into eighths. Repeat steps 1-3, but fold your paper in the opposite direction so that all of the creases go both ways.
STEP 3
Folding
-  Fold the top edge of your paper down to the bottom. There should be two diagonal lines on the top half of the folded paper. Fold the right diagonal line back up so that the bottom middle point of the top half now touches the upper right corner.
- Now fold the bottom left corner over so that it is on top of the bottom right corner.
STEP 4
Bit more folding
- Now fold the middle point along the right edge of your paper to the bottom left corner. Your origami should flatten out after this fold.
-  Press everything down and smooth all folds.
STEP 5
Even more folding
- Orient your paper so that the crease in the middle is vertical. Fold the left and right corners to the crease.
- Flip your paper over and repeat step nine. Your origami should now resemble a diamond.
STEP 6
Keep folding
- Lift one of the corners that you folded and stick your hand into the cone. Now flatten the cone out.
- Repeat step eleven on all four corners that you folded in steps 9-10.
STEP 7
Fold Fold
-  Fold your paper in half so that that the two flattened cones are now pressed together. Flip your paper over and repeat this on the other side.
- Now bend each corner on both sides backwards along the exisiting diagonal creases.
STEP 8
YEAH FOLDING
-  If you did all of the folds in step fourteen correctly, your hat should now look like a diamond again.
- Fold the top half of the diamond down, then unfold it. Flip it over and repeat this step on the other side. Be sure to unfold it once more.
STEP 9
done folding
- Now fold the tip of the diamond shape up on all four sides of your hat.
-  Open up your futuristic origami hat and try it on!
STEP 10
Add LEDS
- To add LEDs to your hat, pick three of the same color and line them up side by side with their positive legs on the same side. The positive legs are the longer ones.
STEP 11
LEDs
-  Cut two pieces of copper tape that are long enough to span across your three LEDs. Tape one across the negative legs and the other across the positive legs.
STEP 12
Working on LEDs
-  Fold a piece of copper tape so that it's inside out and sticky on all sides. Use this to tape the positive side of the coincell battery onto the strip of copper tape that runs along the positive legs of the LEDs.
STEP 13
Copper tape
-  Add a piece of copper tape to the negative side of the battery and connect it to the strip of copper tape that runs along the negative legs of the LEDs.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
A circuit is a loop made up of different components that allows electricity to flow. In a series circuit, the electrical current is only able to flow around a single path. The current will flow from a power source, such as a battery, into one or more electrical loads, such as a light bulb, and then back to the power source. The Voltage in a series circuit is divided up across all of the loads. In a parallel circuit, the electrical current may flow along multiple paths before returning to the power source. The voltage in a parallel circuit is the same across all of the loads in the circuit.
Materials:
- Large piece of square paper
- Copper tape
- LEDs
- Coin cell battery
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Maker Camp Project Standards
Based on NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)
NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K–12 science content standards. Learn more.Forces and Motion
- 3-PS2-3. Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
- HS-PS4-5. Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy.
National Core Arts Standards
The National Core Arts Standards are a process that guides educators in providing a unified quality arts education for students in Pre-K through high school. Also see Standards with cross-cutting anchors in Creating, Performing, Responding, and Connecting through art for Visual Arts.NGSS 3-5.Engineering Design
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K–12 science content standards.- 3-5-ETS1-1. Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
- 3-5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
- 3-5-ETS1-3. Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
NGSS MS.Engineering Design
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K–12 science content standards.- MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
- MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
- MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
- MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
NGSS HS.Engineering Design
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K–12 science content standards.- HS-ETS1-1. Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.
- HS-ETS1-2. Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
- HS-ETS1-3. Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
- HS-ETS1-4. Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.
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