Activity Sheet - Hoppers

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Hoppers
STUDENT RESOURCE 5.5
ACTIVITY SHEET
Make two hoppers of different sizes from regular-weight paper.
Make one from a 5-cm paper square and the other from a 10-cm
paper square. The steps below show you how to fold the paper.
1
First, fold the paper in two directions and crease, making
an X.
2
Fold the paper into a triangle.
3
Bring corners A and C to line B and crease. (Note: Letter
labels are not printed on the paper squares. You have to
imagine them.)
4
Fold along the center crease, making a small triangle.
5
Fold up along lines D and E as shown.
A
B
C
D
E
A
B
C
A
C
Nose
B
D
E
E
A
C
Nose
D
B
Make a small hopper and a large hopper from heavier paper and
compare their jumps to hoppers made of regular-weight paper.
EXPLORING SPACE • SECTION 5 TOYS IN SPACE •

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