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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students research patterns in nature which illustrate biological and mathematical concepts. They research fractals, Fibonaccis numbers, whale and butterfly migration patterns, whale identification, flower patterns, biorhythms and fingerprints. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students recognize that natural structures and systems often display recurrent complexity over many scales of measurement. They infer the importance of structural complexity to species diversity and abundance in benthic habitats. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students create three-dimension models demonstrating exponents, multiplying and dividing of fractions, and the use of repeating patterns in tessellations, mirror images, and tiling. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students discuss self-repeating forms and design a process for designing a self-repeating figure. They use computers to produce iterations. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students develop an appreciation for complex structures in nature. They observe patterns in nature in relationship to the Real World. Students use observation skills to assist in problem solving. They show comprehension of the concepts of spatial relationships, symmetry, reflections, congruency, and similarity by completing a snowflake fractal. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students list the properties of fractals. They explore self-symmetry, recursion and infiniteness. Students use Sierpinski's Triangle to identify and use fractal properties. They write the n-th term in explicit and recursive formulas. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students build upon simple pictoral representations to study about more elaborate patterns. These types of patterns are called fractals. The teacher gives and introduction on self similarity, fractal dimension, and iteration. Then the students create their own fractal and a rule for it using the triangular grid paper. They can use the PowerPoint as a learning tool and guide for their own fractal patterns. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of perimeter and area. The lesson points out the unusual relationship between areas and perimeters and helps students develop a sense of self replication as a mathematical property of fractals. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students review the concept of infinity. They are asked to divide the number 10 by 3. Students write their own meaning of the term infinity. They share their definitions. Students are shown examples of fractals in math. They create a list of examples of things that might be a good demonstration of infinity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and practice multiplication with fractions and decimals to deepen their understanding of recursion and attractors. They also practice careful measuring skills and review the meaning of a vertex of a triangle. Finally, students link calculators to transfer a program and run a calculator program. Full Review »
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