Paper Folding Math

Here's a bit of Math/Paper-Folding Trivia you may not know.

It's Impossible to fold any piece of paper no matter how big, small, thin, or thick more than eight times.

This is a good way to engage the kids. Especially middle school or younger. We've all made those paper airplanes and other contraptions folding paper. Sounds like a challenge most middle schoolers would go for.

Have your child try it. Even try it for yourself.

Know why it works? Something called mathematical progression. Fancy word, I know. You know those sequences kids have in math class. They have to figure out what the next number is. And it's some rule they have to do each time to get the next number. Well, that's what mathematical progression is.

Anyway you can check out a few more details here.

Make a contest of it. Maybe let them guess how many times they can fold a piece of paper in half. Remember it's all about Making the Math Fun.