MMW, PATTERNS Flashcards
RECURRING FORMS OR DESIGN
PATTERNS
EXAMPLES OF PATTERNS EVERYDAY
LAYOUT OF FLOOR TILES
DESIGNS OF SKYSCRAPERS
THE WAY WE TIE OUR SHOELACE
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO STUDY PATTERNS?
- HELP STUDENTS IDENTIFY RELATIONSHIPS AND LOGICAL CONNECTIONS
- TO FORM GENERALIZATIONS AND MAKE PREDICTIONS
DRAW IMAGINARY LINES ACROSS AN OBJECT AND THE RESULTING PARTS ARE MIRROR IMAGES OF EACH OTHER
SYMMETRY
SYMMETRIC ABOUT THE AXIS INDICATED BY THE DOTTED LINE
THE LEFT AND RIGHT PORTIONS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME
LINE/ BILATERAL SYMMETRY
OTHER TERM FOR BILATERAL SYMMETRY
LINE SYMMETRY
IF ROTATED BY SEVERAL DEGREES, WILL STILL ACHIEVE THE SAME APPEARANCE AS THE ORIGINAL POSITION
ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY
SPIDERWORT AND STARFISH ARE EXAMPLES OF:
ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY
SMALLEST ANGLE THAT A FIGURE CAN BE ROTATED WHILE STILL PRESERVING THE ORIGINAL FORM
ANGLE OF ROTATION
COMMON WAY OF DESCRIBING ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY
ORDER OF ROTATION
ANGLE OF ROTATION FORMULA:
A= 360/n
TRUE OR FALSE: ALL SNOWFLAKES ARE PERFECTLY SYMMETRIC
FALSE; MANY SNOWFLAKES ARE NOT PERFECTLY SYMMETRIC DUE TO THE EFFECT OF HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE ON THE ICE CRYSTALS AS IT FORMS
TRUE OR FALSE: HONEYCOMBS ENABLES THE BEE COLONY TO MAXIMIZE THEIR STORAGE OF HONEY USING THE BIGGEST AMOUNT OF WAX
FALSE; SMALLEST AMOUNT OF WAX
THIS ARRANGEMENT ALLOWS THE SUNFLOWER SEEDS TO OCCUPY THE FLOWERHEAD IN A WAY THAT MAXIMIZES THEIR ACCESS TO LIGHT AND NECESSARY NUTRIENTS.
CLOCKWISE OR COUNTERCLOCKWISE ARCS/ SPIRALS
TRUE OR FALSE: THE SUNFLOWER HEAD IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW NATURE WORKS TO OPTIMIZE SPACE
TRUE
