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Five-wheeled Ferris Wheel This is the last Ferris Wheel in the series that I am going to design. Initially I was going to make just four wheels and then I decided that it was not aesthetically pleasing to the eye so I made a five-wheeled Ferris Wheel.  I think it turned out marvelously. Here is the PDF. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYYzhrUmlNYTJteXc/edit?usp=sharing Here is the .Studio file. I used cardstock. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYVGE4bkJJLTFuSkU/edit?usp=sharing Use the instructions from a previous post to assembly this model. http://papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2014/07/whats-more-exciting-than-paper-ferris.html In addition, a center stabilizer is included in this model.  This is optional because I thought its addition would make a studier model. I did not include the instructions because it is a simple cylinder shape that is glued together. Please note, the wheels need to be aligned in the center so t...

I created five different types of pinwheels to explain the concept of rotational symmetry. Rotational symmetry is when a figure is rotated around a central point and the angle of rotation is noted when the object looks the same as the original figure. For example, a square has 90 degree rotational symmetry because it looks that same at 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees and at 360 degrees. The order of rotational symmetry of  a square is 4 because it looks the same 4 times in one rotation around a central point. Here is the PDF of the pinwheels. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYT1duczNleEM4SUU/edit?usp=sharing Here is the .Studio file of the pinwheels.  I would recommend using the thinnest material for the blades and the strongest paper that won't tear easily for the rest of the pinwheel. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYMjAtRWlyZFliT2M/edit?usp=sharing  Paper is not the best material to make the axles of these pinwheels....