Origami of Regular Hexagon From Equilateral Triangles

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Origami of Regular Hexagon From Equilateral Triangles

Math Project: How to Make Origami of Hexagon using Equilateral Triangles
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Regular Hexagon has six equilateral triangles. An equilateral triangle has six congruent sides or edges.

Materials:

6 Square pieces of paper

Glue

Prepare Origami Papers

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Six square papers. I know the image shows five pieces, my mistake.

Make Six Equilateral Triangles

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Here is the link of the Origami of Equilateral Triangles with Pockets.

Arrange Triangles in Hexagon Shape

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Getting ready for the next step.

The Connectors

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Make Origami of Equilateral triangle Connectors.

Remember to use the same paper size as the triangles you made.

Each connector is 1/4 of the square paper you use for folding triangles.

Glue Connector and Insert in Each Pockets

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There are six connectors.

Origami of Regular Hexagon!

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