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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain the use of ratios in the art of the Renaissance. They use ratios to describe proportional situations and successfully mix primary colors to get a secondary color. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students view the video, Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land, and discuss examples in nature which have proportions of the golden ratio. They measure and record different body lengths from a worksheet and convert the ratios to equivalent decimal forms. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students become familiar with patterns, the Fibonacci Sequence, and the Golden Ratio. They see how many places these occur. They have practical applications for using the calculator and making charts to extend patterns. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students use the Internet to discover the Golden Ratio and how it corresponds with the Fibonacci Sequence. They use Microsoft Word to create a table that showcases their observations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the concept of a golden rectangle and find the commonly used proportions of such a rectangle in well known works of art. They measure the proportions found in paintings and create their own rendition of a golden rectangle using pastels. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the Fibonacci Sequence and how those numbers create the Golden Ratio. They identify real-life examples of the Ratio. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students investigate the "golden ratio" and the Fibonacci sequence in nature, architecture, and art. The lesson links the Fibonacci rabbit breeding sequence as a number pattern that reveals the "golden ratio." Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine the ratio of pairs of consecutive terms in the Fibonacci Sequence. Using four different colors, they create a golden rectangle in either two or three dimensions. They use photographs to create two collages using different geometric patterns. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the concept of the golden ratio. They also apply this knowledge to the construction of geometric shapes. The cause and effect realtionship of changing values is explained to them. Then students construct a rectangle shape based on the golden ratio. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students study the Golden Ratio and its relationship to Renaissance artists. After exploring proportions and ratios used by Renaissance artists, students create a mix of ten variations of color paint, and record the ratios of primary colors used to get each variation. They predict how much colors would change with different ratios. Full Review »
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