Students learn how to make a fractal by constructing a Jurassic Park fractal, the Sierpinski Triangle, and the Koch Snowflake. Links to other fractals on the Web and where to learn more about them are included. Under the auspices of GirlTECH, Susan Boone has written a series of math lessons that require research on the Internet such as reviewing census data or searching for local housing prices. Students derive equations, create graphs, and make predictions about future trends. A Functional Housing Market, The Internet Pizza Server, Pop Clock, INDY 500, Houston Area Real-Time Traffic Report.
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This unit was developed by a team of teachers at the Levering School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. TeachNet Lesson Ideas in Math Teachers. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.