VA Trip
PATTERNS
AIG Elective
2013-2014
Ms. Sarah Lanier
Supply List: 3-ring binder (1”), notebook paper, #2 pencils, pencil pouch, colored pencils
Wish List: Candy, construction paper, poster board, markers, glue, Kleenex tissues, handsoap, pipe cleaners, twine
Syllabus:
Grading Scale:
Projects/Tests-40% Presentations-30% Classwork-20% Homework-10%
“The search for knowledge is the search for patterns.” -Anonymous
AIG Elective
2013-2014
Ms. Sarah Lanier
Supply List: 3-ring binder (1”), notebook paper, #2 pencils, pencil pouch, colored pencils
Wish List: Candy, construction paper, poster board, markers, glue, Kleenex tissues, handsoap, pipe cleaners, twine
Syllabus:
- Solve puzzles and discover how patterns can be used to find the answers to problems.
- Explore patterns in Moebius strips.
- Explore patterns found in the creations of artist M.C. Escher.
- Investigate visual patterns and literary motifs and the complexity of repeating elements found in knots, mazes, and labyrinths.
- Discover through participation in the simulation “Arctic Survival,” the concept of scarcity and its importance in the field of economics.
- Read and analyze “Jigsaw Man” and discuss how it anticipates the development of social dilemmas, such as organ scarcity.
- Read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to observe how it foreshadowed scientific discoveries and dilemmas of this century and initiated the genre of science fiction.
- Design and construct experiments with Wisconsin Fast Plants to identify repetitions, to discover patterns, and to predict the expressed characteristics of future generations.
Grading Scale:
Projects/Tests-40% Presentations-30% Classwork-20% Homework-10%
“The search for knowledge is the search for patterns.” -Anonymous