Materials List:
Discovering Phi:
The Golden Ratio
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/nyu_phi_activity1
The Golden Ratio
Each group needs:
- ruler
- pencils
- calculator
- laminated Fibonacci squares puzzle made from poster board (use the Squares Puzzle Template)
- Brainstorming Squares, one copy per pair of students
- Math Adventurers Worksheet, one copy per pair of students
To share with the entire class:
- several laminated copies the three-page Natural Pictures attachment, enough so each group can have at least one picture at any one time
For the robot teacher demonstration:
- LEGO EV3 kit (buildable and programmable robot), available at https://shop.lego.com/en-US/LEGO-MINDSTORMS-EV3-31313, $349.99, with robot constructed and programmed as in The Fibonacci Sequence & Robots activity
- large sheets of paper
- tape, to secure paper to the floor and a marker to the robot
- marker
Note: This activity can also be conducted with the older (and no longer sold) LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kit instead of EV3