Large sheets of paper are crumpled to a ball of fixed radius and then unfolded to reveal the plastic deformations made by the crumpling process. The surfaces are scanned by a laser sheet and the …

Crumple up the piece of paper your teacher gave you, and then smooth it back out most of the way- it should remain a bit crumpled, showing small ridges (high points) and valleys (low points).

Crumple a piece of paper into a ball. Gently un-crumple the paper so that it will sit on a table but still maintain the folds and creases that will represent peaks ridgelines, valleys and watercourses.

Loosely crumple your activity steps blank sheet of paper into a ball. Try not to squeeze it too much! Gently un-wad your sheet of paper, being careful not to completely flatten it. Leave the bumps and …

By examining the different crumple zones designed by other teams in your class, you can get an insight into the physics of collisions. Probably no team just used the flat sheet of paper.

Now instruct students to crumple the paper, mess it up, stomp on it, everything except rip it. ack to its original state. Encourage them to use whatever tools they can to make the paper the same way it …

Crumple up the piece of paper then flatten it out. Use whatever art materials you have chosen (felt pens/crayons or paint) to colour in the shapes between the lines. Sounds simple but the effect is …