Snowflake Lab 9/4/08

I just want to say that I have NO experience with blogging so this is my first time ever!! On the first day of ELED-121, we did a fun experiment that would be neat to do with my students in the future. We were learning about patterns in nature, so we each got to create our own snowflake. My group chose to do a two-repeat pattern so we didn't confuse ourselves! We each had an instruction sheet which also helped to follow along while making our snowflakes. When I do this with my students in the future, I would make sure the directions were very clear to them before they started since this project could be very confusing for young students. I would make sure the instructions were clear so they have a better understanding of not only HOW to do it but also WHY they were doing it. By making the snowflakes, they are creating their own example of pattern. After they were done with it, they could discuss others examples of patterns they find in nature.