Materials needed:
Quarter inch graph paper, sharp pencil, compass, straight-edge/ruler, colored
pencils, scissors, construction paper for framing/finishing. |
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Basis behind this lesson:
I am a quilter for the pleasure of quilting. I want to instill this traditional
part of life in my students. I do a unit on quilting with my students every
year. These pages were designed as a guided lesson for the middle school
level focus. The lesson is to create a Mariner's Compass construction
with the emphasis on the mathematical concepts involved in the construction.
This lesson should only take one class period, with finishing touches assigned
as homework. See below for the mathematical terms. |
More links to this site:
Check out the other links to this site. There is an Ireland tour, a page
of mathematical links, a page of variations on Mariner's compass creations
and my acknowledgments page. Click here to see
below. |
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