Week+6


 * Week 6: Dynamic Geometry**

Participants focus on the concept of dynamic geometry as a unifying theme of the course and are introduced to the use of iteration in Sketchpad to create fractals.

Visual Media: Activities: Final Project: Create a dynamic sketch with animation that can be used as a demonstration in a geometry class.
 * "Fractal Dimensions" JavaSketch
 * Interview with Nick Jackiw, "Danny Constructs an Oval"
 * Interview with Selim Tezel, "A Tool for Student Inquiry"
 * Video demonstration with Janet Bowers, "Iteration"
 * Tour 8: Constructing a Snowflake?Iteration
 * Creating a Hat Curve Fractal
 * The Square Root Spiral
 * The Golden Rectangle
 * Areas of Regular Polygons and Circles
 * Proportions with Area

Journal Prompt: Participants are asked to reflect on what dynamic geometry means to them and how the dynamic nature of Sketchpad changes the way students can learn and understand geometry.