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ERIC Number: EJ471547
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
Focus on Fractals.
Marks, Tim K.
Science Teacher, v59 n3 p22-27 Mar 1992
Presents a three-lesson unit that uses fractal geometry to measure the coastline of Massachusetts. Two lessons provide hands-on activities utilizing compass and grid methods to perform the measurements and the third lesson analyzes and explains the results of the activities. (MDH)
Descriptors: Fractals, Logarithms, Measurement, Physics, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods, Units of Study
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Coastal Zones; Hands on Experience; Massachusetts