Science Lab: Clever Tricks

The Magic Circle

Can you draw a dot in a circle without lifting the pencil from the paper? You can!

The trick: Fold one corner of the paper up, like this. (Don't crease it, just fold it over while you draw the dot.)

Drawing circle 01

 

  1. Draw a dot.

  2. Then slide the pencil over to the folded-up part, and draw to the place you want to make your circle. Slide the pencil back to start the circle.

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  3. Unfold the corner, and draw a circle around the dot.

    Drawing circle 04

Presto!

 


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