STEAM: Sierpinski Triangle Collaborative Project

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Family Math Night

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Grade Levels

PreK - 8th

Subjects

Geometry, Other (Science), Visual Arts

Resource Type

Projects, Homeschool Curricula, Centers

Standards

CCSS4.OA.C.5

CCSS5.OA.B.3

CCSSK.G.A.2

CCSSK.G.A.3

CCSSK.G.B.6

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13 pages

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Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!

The project includes three activity levels all which result in creating self-similar triangles which are then put together to make the large Sierpinski Triangle. Focusing on fractals (self-similarity), students will learn about the Father of Fractal Geometry, Benoit Mandlebrot, Chaos Theory, and the connection between fractals and our cell phones.

Included in the lesson plan

• list of materials needed

• mathematical background

• mathematical vocabulary

• table tent with step-by-step directions

• Sierpinski Triangle: A Fractal Activity, beginning level

• Sierpinski Triangle: A Fractal Activity, intermediate level

• Sierpinski Triangle: A Fractal Activity, advanced level

• Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced table tents

• link to the video version of the lesson

More great STEAM and FAMILY MATH NIGHT Collaborative Projects

Salt Dough Tessellation

Insect Symmetry

Fibonacci Flower Garden

If you're interested in other ideas for your Family Math Night events, I have a lot of them! Check out my blog, pinterest page, website or YouTube Channel. And if you have questions, let me know!

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Wishing you a successful Family Math Night event!

Karyn

karyn@FamilyMathNight.com

Total Pages

13 pages

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Last updated Sep 28th, 2015

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSS4.OA.C.5

Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule. Identify apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the rule itself. For example, given the rule “Add 3” and the starting number 1, generate terms in the resulting sequence and observe that the terms appear to alternate between odd and even numbers. Explain informally why the numbers will continue to alternate in this way.

CCSS5.OA.B.3

Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules. Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms. Form ordered pairs consisting of corresponding terms from the two patterns, and graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. For example, given the rule “Add 3” and the starting number 0, and given the rule “Add 6” and the starting number 0, generate terms in the resulting sequences, and observe that the terms in one sequence are twice the corresponding terms in the other sequence. Explain informally why this is so.

CCSSK.G.A.2

Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

CCSSK.G.A.3

Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”).

CCSSK.G.B.6

Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, “Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?”

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