Activities: Golden Triangles, Pentagons, and Pentagrams.

Miller, William A.; Clason, Robert G.

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Publication Date: 1994

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Activities: Golden Triangles, Pentagons, and Pentagrams.

Miller, William A.; Clason, Robert G.

Mathematics Teacher, v87 n5 p338-44,350-53 May 1994

Presents lesson plans for activities to introduce recursive sequences of polygons: golden triangles, regular pentagons, and pentagrams. The resulting number patterns involve Fibonacci sequences. Includes reproducible student worksheets. (MKR)

Descriptors: Algebra, Lesson Plans, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Patterns in Mathematics, Plane Geometry, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Triangles (Geometry)

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Students; Practitioners

Language: English

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