Friday, March 19, 2010
Math 6 (Class 131)
Lesson Title
Investigation 6: Turtle Tracks
Overview
In today’s class students continue to investigate how computer programing and geometry go together.
Textbook Sections
Problem 6.1 (Txt. p.66) Drawing with Logo
Vocabulary
tiling
regular polygon
polygon
pentagon
hexagon
octagon
angle ruler
precisely
vertex
Key Attitudes
Willingness to work as a group to help meet individual and group goals.
Enduring Understandings
Change is fundamental to understanding functions.
Mathematical relationships can be represented in 4 main ways: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, Verbal (written and oral).
Essential Question
How can transformations be described mathematically?
Key Knowledge
Basic commands for Web Turtle.
Key Skills
I can write a set of commands to draw a given design.
Turn-In (#-1)
Use Web Turtle to draw a square and a regular pentagon.
http://sonic.net/~nbs/webturtle/
Handouts
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Assignment
No Homework
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.
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