Activity Description of "Patterns in Nature"
| Title | Patterns in Nature |
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| Audience | 10th grade biology and geometry students plus 4th grade classes |
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| Abstract | This lesson was part of a math/science project centered around patterns in nature. It involved fifty sophomore students who were all taking biology and geometry with the same two teachers for the last two hours of the day. It also involved two 4th grade classes at different elementary schools. Project topics included: fractals, Fibonacci numbers, whale and butterfly migration patterns, whale identification, flower patterns, fingerprints, planetary alignment, fossils, human body proportions, spider webs, bee and wasp nests, etc. |
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| Author | Peggy Welsh |
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| Email | pwelsh@jessamine.k12.ky.us |
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| Unifying Concept | Form and function |
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| Science and Technology | Understandings about science and technology |
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| Science as Inquiry | Understandings about scientific inquiry |
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| History and Nature of Science | |
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| Science in Personal and Social Perspectives | |
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| Life, Physical, Earth Sciences | Diversity and adaptations of organisms |
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| Other Standards | Science Teaching, Assessment, Science Education Program |
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pwelsh@jessamine.k12.ky.us
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