Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: The Golden Ratio
The students will engage in a hands on activity to determine how they fit into the golden ratio which is considered the mathematically perfect ratio. Is it necessary or important to relate to this number?
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Leonardo Da Vinci Activity
At Math Forum, middle schoolers explore the Vitruvian Man diagram and test Leonardo's theory of the ratio of height to arm span.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Golden Ratio
In this activity students will measure various body parts looking for the golden ratio. The teacher will collect the various measurements from the calculators and send an augmented list to the students calculators. Students will then...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Golden Rectangles
In this activity, students measure rectangles and calculate ratio between the sides. They compare the ratio to the Golden Ratio.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Follow the Golden Rule
Students find ratios and calculate measures of central tendency for sets of data. They understand the concept of the Golden Ratio. They use box-and-whisker plots to analyze data.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: It All Started With a Pair of Rabbits
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the set of Fibonacci numbers and shows how this set is present in many aspects of nature. Through the lesson, students explore the first 13 elements in the...
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: The Golden Rectangle
Gain an understanding of the golden rectangle with this helpful reference tool. Provides a detailed definition, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: El Numero Aureo
Discover the golden ration in everyday life and in the art with this interactive activity.
Rice University
Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Geometry Online
This is a site for geometry lovers. Chock-full of puzzles, games, interesting geometry facts, and online activities.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Fibonacci Sequence & Robots
Using the LEGO NXT robotics kit, students construct and program robots to illustrate and explore the Fibonacci sequence. Within teams, students are assigned roles: group leader, chassis builder, arm builder, chief programmer, and...