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Logan Roessle-Tupper EDU 580 12/5/11 Content Area: Mathematics Grade Level: Commencement Lesson Topic: Functions

Standards for Mathematical Content: Interpreting Functions: F-IF Understand the concept of a function and use function notation. 3. Recognize that sequences are functions, sometimes defined recursively, whose domain is a subset of the integers. For example, the Fibonacci sequence or the golden ratio. ISTE NETS for Students Standards: 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. Lesson Objectives: 1. Students will be able to identify the properties of the golden ratio in the world that surrounds them. 2. Students will recognize the Golden Ratio as a recursive function by providing examples of areas that the ratio is present in universe and explaining their reasoning for their decision. Introduce the Learning Activity Students will view the five rectangles presented and chose the rectangle most appealing to their eye and compare the data results from the entire class. After the data has been compiled the teacher will explain that (hopefully) the rectangle that was chosen is directly related to the Golden Ratio and that many of the things we see on a daily basis have the properties of the Golden Ratio. Provide Information:

Students will watch the Donald Duck video Donald in Mathemagic Land that shows many of the areas that the Golden Ratio is present in our surroundings. After this students will explore the three online resources and other representation of the golden ratio in the universe while the teacher circulates the class answering student questions and assisting students with deciding on items. Provide Practice: Students will pick an in class item that they believe the golden ratio is present in and explain the reasoning behind their choice in a post. Students will pick an item not present in the classroom that also represents the properties of the golden ratio and explain the reasoning behind their choice in a post. Students will be required to review the posts of their peers from both sets of posts which will allow them to compare and contrast their selections as well as the reasoning behind the choices made. Provide Knowledge of Results: After the first set of posts about the in-class items that were chosen the class will pick and share 2 to 4 of the interesting items that were related to the Golden Ratio. During this time the teacher will provide feedback about the selections as well as the reasoning stated by the student for their choice. The second posting will then take place and again after students have posted about the out of class items that were chosen the class will pick and share 2 to 4 of the interesting items that were related to the Golden Ratio and the reasoning behind choosing that item. Review Activity: Students will have to summarize what they have learned about the golden ratio by creating a list of at least 10 items they see or interact with on a daily basis that has the properties of the Golden Ratio and providing the reasoning behind their decisions as a homework assignment. Method of Assessment: Students choices will represent a close approximation to the Golden Ratio: a/b=(a+b)/a which is functionally represented by a=(ab+b^2) or numerically represented by 1.618. Students will be given a score of 0-2 based on their selection of their Golden Rule items and their explanations of the choices they made. A score of O will be given to students if there is no post or if the item is clearly not related to the Golden Ratio. A score of 1 will be given to students that post a Golden Ratio item with minimal or no explanation. And a score of 2 will be given to students that post related items with a sufficient explanation referencing the Golden Ratio. The same scoring system will be used to evaluate students homework. Resources:

MrTripko. (Jul 19, 2008). Donald in Mathemagic Land [Video File]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_Bxgah9zc Google Inc. (2011) Google. Retrieved from http://www.google.com Edmodo. (2011). Edmodo. Retrieved from http://www.Edmodo.com

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