Introduction |
| Anchor Video |
| Concept Map |
| Project Calendar |
| Lesson Plans |
| Letter to Parents |
| Assessments |
| Resources |
| Modifications |
| Grant |
Project Calendar |
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Week |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
1 |
Introduce Unit and Project;
Show Anchor Video; Basic Review |
Benchmark: Introduce Tilings |
Tilings and Polygons in Nature | Sequences:
Finding Patterns and Writing Explicit Formulas |
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| Concept Map | Categorizing
Grid |
Minute Paper | |||
2 |
Introduction to Fibonacci Numbers and Recursion | Discovering
Fibonacci Numbers in Nature |
Ratios and Golden Ratios | Symmetry
and its Application to Nature |
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| Analytic Memo | Focused Listing | ||||
3 |
Crystal
Symmetry |
Getting to Know Fractals Using Sierpinski's Triangle | Fractals and Recursion: Design a Simple Fractal | Project Day: Brainstorming | Fractals in Nature |
| Muddiest Point | |||||
| 4
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Project Day | Project
Day: Finish Up |
Presentations | Presentations | Cumulative Exam |
| Categorizing Grid |
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| Assessments in Italics |
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