Unit 8 - Geometry Curriculum - Math
Teacher Resources
Investigation 1
- Overview
- Activity 8.1.1 Borders in Cultures
- Activity 8.1.2 Creating Seven Types of Border Designs
- Activity 8.1.3 Classifying and Analyzing Border Designs
- Activity 8.1.4 Generating the Seven Patterns
- Activity 8.1.5 More Explorations with Frieze Patterns
Investigation 2
- Overview
- Activity 8.2.1 Exploring Flatland
- Activity 8.2.2 Moving to the Next Dimension
- Activity 8.2.3 Properties of a Hypercube
- Activity 8.2.4 Coordinates in Higher Dimensions
- Activity 8.2.5 Topics for Independent Investigation
Investigation 3
- Overview
- Activity 8.3.1 Possible Semi-regular Tilings
- Activity 8.3.2 Pentagonal Tiling
- Activity 8.3.3 Extensions for Tilings
Investigation 4
- Overview
- Activity 8.4.1 Historical Values for Pi
- Activity 8.4.2 Area of a Circle from Regular Polygons
- Activity 8.4.3 Archimedes’ Method
- Activity 8.4.4 Extensions for Pi
Investigation 5
- Overview
- Activity 8.5.1 Sierpinski Triangle (Materials: Compasses, rulers)
- Activity 8.5.2 Sierpinski Triangles Using GeoGebra
- Activity 8.5.3 Koch Snowflake
- Activity 8.5.4 Sierpinski Carpet
Investigation 6
- Overview
- Activity 8.6.1 Golden Ratio and Rectangles
- Activity 8.6.2 Golden Triangles
- Activity 8.6.3 Fibonacci Numbers
- Activity 8.6.4 A Spiral from the Golden Ratio
- Activity 8.6.5 Extensions for the Golden Ratio
Investigation 7