PreKinders
Snowflake Pattern Block Mat
Add a touch of winter flair to geometry practice with a pattern block mat shaped as a snowflake. Preschoolers and kindergartners can work on both shape recognition and pattern identification as they form beautiful snowflakes.
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Patterns and Fingerprints
Human fingerprint patterns are the result of layers of skin growing at different paces, thus causing the layers to pull on each other forming ridges. Here, groups of learners see how patterns and fingerprints assist scientists in a...
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A Matter of Pattern
Students explore how shapes can make patterns then make connections as to how elements in a pattern relate to one another. In this matter of pattern lesson, students create a multi-folded paper snowflake. Students engage in a...
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The Symmetry of Snowflakes
Celebrating the change of season with science and language arts activities.
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Fractals Teachers' Notes
When you see a flower or a tree in nature do you see the math? This web resource contains many ideas for using fractals in a math class including Sierpinski’s triangle, Koch's Snowflake, and the Jurassic Park Fractal. Additionally, it...
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Make a Snowflake
Students study the design of snowflakes. In this snow activity, students discover the different shapes of a snowflake, and their similarities. Students study snowflakes outside, then create their own with popsicle sticks...
CK-12 Foundation
Exponential Growth: Exponential, Fractal Snowflakes
Examine an exponential growth model. Using a fractal, learners calculate the perimeters of each stage. When comparing the consecutive perimeters, a pattern emerges. They use the pattern to build an equation and make conclusions.
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Alternative Snowflakes
Young scholars discover how snowflakes in nature are really formed, and recreate this process with paper and glue.
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Marshmallow Fun Day - math
Early learners rotate to different classroom centers and participate in six activities based on using marshmallows to review concepts learned. They make: marshmallow sculptures (geometric shapes), the shape of mittens using colored...
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A Matter of Pattern
Students will create and predict patterns formed when making paper snowflakes. Students will construct snowflakes understanding that patterns may be predicted based on observation.
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January Worksheets: Snowflake Patterning
In this lower elementary patterning worksheet, students cut out four snowflake pictures along the dotted lines. They place each picture in the boxes above to complete the pattern.
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Koch Snowflake
Students investigate Koch's Snowflake. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify the properties of creating Koch's snowflake. They solve problems dealing with fractals and patterns.
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Fractals: Koch Snowflake
Students investigate the properties of Koch's snowflake. In this geometry lesson, students investigate fractals and patterns. They create Koch's snowflake using Cabri software.
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Symmetric Snowflake
In this pattern block symmetry instructional activity, learners analyze one half of a snowflake design. Students cover the design with pattern blocks and complete the design so that the dotted line is a line of symmetry.
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Fractals Forever or Obvious and Hidden Order
Students discuss ways computers use properties of similar figures to generate scale models and create scenes. they describe patterns they have seen on a fern, pineapple, or pinecone. Students research Benoit mandebrot, H. von Koch and...
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Styroflakes
Students increase eye-hand coordination as they create decorative snowflakes out of recycled packing peanuts.
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Snowflake Printing
Students create snowflakes using white glue, plastic fruit baskets, glitter, and dark construction paper in this art instructional activity that teaches the concept of printmaking. Emphasis is placed upon understanding and applying...
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Make A Crystal Snowflake!
Students make a crystal snowflake decoration out of string, pipe cleaners, food coloring, boiling water, and more. In this snowflake lesson plan, students let it dry over night and see crystals in the morning.
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Environment: Clouds of Changing Times
Here is a wonderful lesson which has youngsters interview family and local elders about the seasonal history of their local area. They focus on climate change by asking questions about rainfall, temperatures, length of the seasons, and...
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Crossword: Book - "Snowflake Bentley"
In this crossword worksheet, students use clues about the book Snowflake Bentley to complete a crossword puzzle. An answer key is provided.
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Symmetry
Second graders find the lines of symmetry in pattern blocks and alphabet letters. In this symmetry instructional activity, 2nd graders discuss what symmetry is, view examples of lines of symmetry and apply what they have learned by...
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Introduction to Fractals: Infinity, Self-Similarity and Recursion.
This lesson introduces young scholars to the ideas involved in understanding fractals. They develop a sense of infinity, self-similarity and recursion and
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Snowflake Symmetry
In this symmetry worksheet, students analyze a picture of a hexagon folded into sixths with black parts to be cut out. Students draw what the snowflake will look like when it is unfolded.
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Arctic Take 6
The magic number is six! Using a 6x table, young math stars practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing two-digit numbers with the number six. This worksheet also touches on making tessellations with hexagons.