National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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617- Visualizing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers and 1,000-Pointed Stars

Saturday, April 20, 2013: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
102 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Scott Annin
Co-Speaker:
Jairo Aguayo

Handouts
  • 2013 NCTM Handout Powerpoint.pdf (288.3 kB)
  • All Handouts.pdf (147.9 kB)

    • Patterns in mathematics invite exploration and often arise in peculiar places. This talk will engage you in two such experiences appropriate for students in grades 9–12: discovering new relations among the Fibonacci numbers via strategic visual arrangements of them and determining how many stars have any number of points.

    Presentation Format: 9-12 Session
    Grade Band Audience: Higher Education, 9 to 12

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