Mathematcis is connected to all of the subject areas and is very present in the world around us. Hopefully our students will see that math is not something that is created or invented by people but rather discovered to be as old as time.
The Golden Ratio can be used to arouse students' interest in Geometry units. When introducing the Golden Ratio to students it may help to have a visual demonstration of it. Here is a link for students to further understand the golden rectangle:
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_133_g_3_t_3.html
Teachers may find these sites helpful when planning lessons on the Golden Ratio:
http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~demo5337/s97b/worksheet.html
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Geom/golden.html
http://www.markwahl.com/golden-ratio.htm
http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~dlnarain/golden/activities.htm
http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~demo5337/s97b/figures.htm
When researching this topic and creating this blog, we found out that it would be difficult to address the golden ratio in primary grades because it is such an advanced topic. They could be introduced to the Golden Ratio in the later elementary years of grades five or six when doing a geometry unit for motivation purposes for example. Most of the lesson plans we came across are designed for junior high and high school students. If a primary/elementary teacher decides to take this topic upon them to teach or introduce, he or she can possibly take a lesson plan designed for the higher grades and adjust the material to accomodate students at the lower grade level.
Further investigation into this topic can lead students into discovering and making connections through the relationship between the Golden Ratio and the Fibonacci Sequence. As well, as taking a closer look at the Golden Ratio through the golden rectangle, the golden triangle, the pentagram, art, nature, etc.
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