Share Resource---Snowflake

I've enjoyed learning about resources that I can explore more fully: Cacoo, Diffen, Kahoot, Tynker, and Voki. A fun little site that I recommend highly to students and teachers is Make-a-Flake by Barkley Interactive. Being an art teacher it helps students think conceptually in the circular format---which may be helpful to future artists but certainly if interesting and fun for just about anybody. The site takes a circular virtual paper and folds it. It lets the participant cut using virtual scissor directed by the mouse. You or your kids might enjoy it---especially on a snow day!

I like seeing teachers of core subjects utilizing creative sites to tap into that part of the brain. It makes it fun and wondering how a site like this can assist the learning in Math, Science, English, etc..

Thanks for sharing this resource Margaret.  It sounds like a fun activity that can be shared with classmates. And no clean up!

This sounds like a really fun activity for my middle school students.  I know a couple years ago, that some really got into origami.   I will look into this for them. Thank you!  Kelly Kerres

Thank you for this post.  This might be useful when I substitute teach.

It sounds like Make a Flake could be utilized in almost every classroom.  Stimulates creativity and "would be fun on a snow day!", however I was not able to find the Barkley version.  However, while searching for the Make a Flake web site I encountered "TheMakeYourOwnZone.com" a website where similar virtual activities are available. Along with websites designed where you can make your own coloring books, 3D Glasses, and online Kaleidoscopes.  Chris Josephson

PHET Simulations are great modeling activities for science and math.