How many do you see? How do you see them?

photographs of paper flowers. 4 rows of different colored paper flowers. First row, yellow, white white yellow. Second row, white, yellow, yellow, white. Third row, yellow, white, white, yellow. Fourth row, white, yellow, yellow, white.

Follow these steps to make paper flowers:

• Place 6 pieces of tissue paper on top of each other.
• Starting at one side, fold over about 1 inch, then fold in the opposite direction. Repeat with this accordion fold (like a paper fan) until you have a strip that is 1 inch wide and the length of the original paper.

• Tie a rubber band around the middle of the folded paper strip. Then open up the folds.

  

  

• Carefully, one layer at a time, fold the layers up into the middle to make the petals.

  

Create a plan for creating paper flower garlands for a quinceañera. In your plan include:

• A pattern for the paper flower garlands you will create.
• How many paper flower garlands you can make in 3 hours.
• How much tissue paper and string you will need to complete the paper flower garlands.

Explain or show your reasoning.