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- 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 »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work together on a word problem. They write a written report of the answer. They participate in a chessgame in which the answers are used. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students uncover the value of looking for patterns through a variety of activities over a five day period. This unit integrates music, magic, weaving, and Cherokee baskets. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students find the recurrence relation for simple sequences construct tables of values for a pattern. They find the value of the general term of a sequence algebraically. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students explore equiangular spirals. Following directions, students construct an equiangular spiral. They examine the properties of the spiral. Students recognize the Fibonacci sequence in an equiangular or logarithmic spiral. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students identify patterns. They explore Fibonacci numbers as mathematical patterns. Students use a sequence of steps to solve pattern problems. They observe a video and discuss Pascal's Triangle to solve a "crime." Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore and examine how patterns, measurement, ratios and proportions are utilized in the research development and production of airplanes. They meet a pilot from the Federal Aviation Association who describes the growth of air transportation and its relationship to mathematical patterns. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students find at least one other use for Fibonacci numbers through any resource they have access to, from the Web to the Encyclopedia, and share it in class the next day. They write the two sets of ratios and conjecture what number the sequence in converging at. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a study about patterns and working on the skill of prediction in order to recognize the next part of a sequence. The lesson incorporates the use of the T-183 graphing calculator with an exercise and some follow questions that have to be solved. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the picture of a spiral and the mathematical relationships that are used to create it. They find the measurements and record the data while creating the pictorial design of the spiral. The lesson includes the coordinates to begin the designing of the picture. Full Review »
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