How will you build an 8x8 checkerboard from 8 pieces of checkered paper?

Question

How will you build an 8x8 checkerboard from 8 pieces of checkered paper?

Answer 1

I assume the pieces are squares, all the same length, and half the paper is red, the other half is black?

I would cut 32 even sized pieces out of a black piece of paper, glue it onto a full red piece of paper, and you have your board. You also have your black pieces and then some from when you cut the black sheet of paper. Just cut 12 even-sized pieces, and you have 5 sheets of paper you can turn into paper airplanes.

Answer 2

Cut 8 identical 4x2 pieces.  They will each look like the following (example using B=Black and R=Red):

B R

R B

B R

R B

Assemble with 4 on the bottom and 4 on the top.  As long as the pieces are all facing the same direction, you can't get it wrong.