Penultimate Module-Cube

Project taught by Dr. Eva Szillery at the Downtown Education Collaborative in Lewiston, ME.

The penultimate module was originally designed by: Robert Neale

For more information: http://www.cs.utk.edu/~plank/plank/origami/penultimate/intro.html

Step 1:  Make a mountain fold as shown below.

Step 2:  Fold the top edge toward the center, and the bottom edge

toward the center as shown below.

Step 3:  Cut off 1/4 of the square along a fold line as shown below.

Step 4:  Fold the shape down so that it forms a backward "z" when

viewed from the right side, as shown below.

Step 5:  This is the top view.

Step 6:  Fold the top left corner down, and the lower right corner up

as shown below.

Step 7a:  The next step will be to create a diagonal fold that connects

the two points being shown by the fingers in the picture below.

Step 7b:  It is helpful to line up a piece of stiff cardboard along the

line where you wish to make this fold.

Step 8:  Remove the cardboard, and unfold the end triangles to see

the shape shown below.

Step 9:  Fold the right "tail" in so that it lines up with the center shape

and creates a 90 degree angle.

Step 10:  Turn over, and repeat step 9 to create the final unit.

Use 12 of this unit to create a cube: