Cut the paper lengthwise, making a 5cm wide strip of paper.
Give the paper a half twist (180 degrees) and join the ends together with sticky tape.
Draw a line along the centre of the strip and keep going all the way around the paper.
Where did you end up?
Try cutting along the line you made… what happens?
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Shapes are described in a branch of mathematics called Topology. By twisting the paper you created a shape that has one continuous side. Cutting the strip lengthways made a long chain, where there was still only one side! Try twisting the paper in even and odd numbers – does a pattern emerge?
The Mobius strip was discovered in 1858 by August Ferdinand Mobius.
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Working Mathematically
Years 3 to 6
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