The STEM of Origami

Abstract

You may be asking “Why origami? What use is art in the elements of STEM?” and you are not wrong to question that. After all, origami might seem like just a form of art, but it is much more. For starters, origami is an art of paper folding. Origami can be made as decorations - just something to showcase. But if you take it a step further, you can unlock a new world of creativity, especially in the world of STEM. I got interested in origami and started making models as a hobby. One part of origami that I found beneficial was that it can help with understanding the concepts of MATH related subjects such as Geometry. I started exploring origami and its uses and found out that it has been an inspiration for many STEM models. In this poster, I am going to discuss my experience exploring some origami models made by other artists, and their uses in STEM.