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11 Fractals and trees Lesson Plans
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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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- 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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- 5th - 8th
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Students use calculators or pencils to predict the number of cells that result from a series of cell divisions. They graph the results to represent their findings. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students describe the behavior of a fractal known as the Sierpinski triangle (S); develop a deterministic construction of S; become familiar with a self-similar object (a fractal) by playing The Chaos Game and determine an algorithm for the fractal. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore fractal geometry. They do online explorations of fractals to discover applications of fractal geometry for a report. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students explore geometric figures and repeating patterns in manmade and natural environments. They locate two- and three-dimensional geometric figures in the environment, record the images using a digital camera, and present the images to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the Internet to answer lab questions about fractals, and then construct fractals using the initial stage and iteration rule. They complete tables and generate rules for the "nth" term and create their own fractals. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students begin the lesson by developing a map of Kelsey Island by following specific instructions. In groups, they are given a block of ice in which they tie a rope around and drag over various rocks for different distances. They record, compare and contrast their answers. They also discover how the sea level rises when ice is put into water with their ice block. They end the lesson by discussion how this affects coastal areas. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students experiment with several chaotic simulation, they build a working definition of chaos. Students reinforce their knowledge of basic probability and percents. They are reminded of previous knowledge that is pertinent to this lesson and/or have them begin to think about the words and ideas of the lesson. Such as: Does anyone know what predictabily means? Can anyone explain waht chaos means? Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss ways computers use properties of similar figures to generate scale models and create scenes. they describe patterns they have seen on a fern, pineapple, or pinecone. Students research Benoit mandebrot, H. von Koch and the Koch Snowflake, fractals in nature, the Cesaro Cruve, and the Peano Curve. Full Review »
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