median
don steward
mathematics teaching 10 ~ 16

Friday 7 March 2014

square loops

quite a big square loop


some more modestly sized ones





 some rules:





it's probably better that students choose their own shapes to explore but in case they don't find enough...


explore the relationships between the three variables


students could explore a growing 'family' sequence

maybe an obvious 'family' to explore



"what growing families could be explored?"

some that might be suggested...

what are the general terms for the:
number of tiles
interior perimeter (free edges)
outside perimeter (free edges)

































a powerpoint is here

see also 'octagon loops'

and 'hexagon loops'


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