Fibonacci: A Structured Investigation

Autor/in	Forte, Jane
Titel	Fibonacci: A Structured Investigation
Quelle	In: Australian Mathematics Teacher, 73 (2017) 4, S.16-20 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0045-0685
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mathematics Instruction; Secondary School Students; Assignments; Problem Solving; Numbers; Spreadsheets; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Secondary School Mathematics; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Sekundarschüler; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Problemlösen; Zahlenraum; Spread sheet; Spredsheets; Spreadsheet; Tabellenkalkulation; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Australien
Abstract	It is hard to imagine that, eight hundred years on, the study of Fibonacci could affect the lives of teenagers in Australia. Or is it? A mathematics class of more able Year 9 students in a regional city of Western Australia feels that it has happened to them. Thirty-two students submitted a Fibonacci task as a mathematics assessment, with many of them acknowledging that they now view the world differently as a direct result of this work. This article describes the four parts of the Fibonacci task. Part 1 set the scene, with students researching Fibonacci, using a variety of resources. In Part 2, students were asked to find connections between the Fibonacci numbers and the patterns breeding of rabbits. Part 3 introduced technology by using a spreadsheet to generate the Fibonacci numbers and their ratios to reach the Golden Ratio. In Part 4, students explored the appearance of the Golden Ratio in a number of human endeavours. They were also asked to reflect on their learning. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01