Apprentice February

 

Apprentice:

Join me and let’s gain some knowledge by doing the following:

 

Read The Journey of Al & Gebra to the Land of Algebra chapter 4...the fourth kingdom and chapter 5...The fifth kingdom  

 

Read February reading under Medieval Math in the files section of the yahoo group

 

Watch the following links to learn more about Fibonacci sequences

     

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzfHbETDbN8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktLcSH4UkpE

 

Read Chapter of Mathematicians are People Too Vol 2 chapter:  Lean on the blockhead 

 

Find or create a Fibonacci!  Bring it with you to class.

 

Come to class prepared with a question of something you didn’t understand or something you are curious about and want to ask others

 

Report to your parent or mentor about how you are doing on your math goals for this year.

 

AND do one (or more) of the following:

 

 

Read more about Fibonacci's online or from the library.  Some books you might enjoy:  Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere by McCallum;  The Rabbit Problem by Gravett;  Wild Fibonacci by Hulme; Blockhead by D'Agnese;   

 

Create a graphic summary or theatrical production of events or people that you learned about from your reading. 

 

Create your own family tree.  Does your family have any Fibonacci's in it?  Bring it to class. 

 

Look up definitions for the following vocabulary words:   Patterns, sequences, nature, commerce, trade, ratio, phi, logarithmic spiral, penrose, pentagon, series, biomathematics, numeral, number, fractions, decimals.   Pick one and complete a word study on it.

 

Make a movie, play, skit, song, dance, artwork, etc.  similar to the story of in The Journey of Al & Gebra to the Land of Algebra .  See how creative you can be.  Make sure and use the math concept presented in chapter 4 or 5

 

Make your list of mathematical concepts that can be found in nature, in your home, in your life.  Make a cartoon explaining a math concept you have been observing.

 

Research the Fibonacci Quarterly published by the Fibonacci Association.  Read one of their articles and share what you learn with the class.

 

If you own it….Read The Joy of Mathematics vignettes 74, 191, 222 and then teach a math moment to the class