Origami cube

Watch the video to learn how to make a modular origami cube

Transcript

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  1. Fold your paper in half from left to right and unfold. You now have a central crease.

  2. Fold the left and right edges to the central crease and unfold.

  3. Fold the top left corner and bottom right corner inwards, aligning with the two previous creases.

  4. Fold the left and right edges back to the central crease.

  5. Fold the lower-left section diagonally up to the right along the diagonal flap that is in the right section.

  6. Tuck the flap you just created underneath the right section.

  7. Rotate the paper and fold the lower-left corner up in the same way as before.

  8. Insert the flap underneath the lower right section.

  9. Flip the model over to the other side, left to right.

  10. Fold the lower-left corner up to the lower point of the right edge.

  11. Fold the topmost point down and to the left. This is a "Sonobe" unit.

  12. You now need to have six of these "Sonobe" units.

  13. Start by taking one unit with its flap on the top and bottom. Then take two more, place them on the left and right of the first one. The two on either side have their flaps out to the right and left.

  14. Now get two more Sonobe units, place them above and below the central unit.

  15. Insert the top flap from the central unit into the right pocket of the one above.

  16. Insert the bottom flap from the central unit into the left pocket of the one below.

  17. Now it's time to pick up the units, but be care full they don't all come apart. Shape the units into a box, inserting the flaps as shown.

  18. Now that you have a box, you can get the last unit and finish the origami cube.

Written instructions courtesy of the spruceCrafts website.

Collect resources

You will need:

  • 6 paper squares

  • observation skills

  • you may also need some patience.

Instructions

Make 1 or 2 (or more if you like) cubes. We will need them for exploring nets later.