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Amazing Fibonacci

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars integrate the patterns of Fibonacci into music. In this geometry lesson, students apply the concepts of recursion, pattern and Phi or Golden Ratio to composing and playing music on various instruments. They lesson is...
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The Fibonacci Keyboard- Jazz and Math

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationships of the Fibonacci Sequence. They apply the Fibonacci Sequence and find its relationship to a piano keyboard. They explore various relationships between music and the Fibonacci...
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Spiral Patterns in Art

For Students 6th - 7th
In this art activity, students view a picture of Alexander Calder's sculpture "Black, White, and Ten Red." They analyze the sculpture by first finding the "rule" in the Fibonacci sequence. Students read a paragraph about where the...
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Patterns Across Cultures: The Fibonacci Sequence in Visual Art

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study the origin of the Fibonacci Sequence.  For this investigative lesson students identify works of art where Golden Spiral or Ratio appear. 
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Guess That Sequence!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students analyze number sense by participating in a pattern identification activity. In this number sequence lesson, students examine several groups of numbers and identify the sequence in the group before adding on to it. Students check...
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Exploring the Golden Rectangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students will construct a golden section and a golden rectangle and study their characteristics and connections with the Fibonacci series. They import pictures from the internet and download them into the Sketchpad. Using their "golden"...
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Using Ratios

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars 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...