Around the Golden Ratio

 (Nov 2012/June 2013)

Target language:

Description:

To discover the Golden Ratio through several themes (13/14 years old)

Work's steps: 

November/December 2012 :  OUR PUPILS

a) Each pupil introduces himself

- Each pupil creates a page with his photo and a small text in English.

- All these pages will be put together into a Powerpoint presentation. On the group photo of the class you will be able to click on zones linked to each pupil’s page.

- Furthermore each pupil will read aloud his presentation and it will be recorded and placed in the Twinspace.

b) Our school, our area

- The school will be presented in English and photos will be added.

- Then we will send real postcards to our partners.

c) Exchange between pupils

- A forum will be created on the Twinspace, the pupils will write messages in English to their european friends.

- Depending on the number of pupils each of them will have a penfriend.

d) Christmas cards

January /February 2013 :  THE GOLDEN RATIO (math lessons)

March/April 2013 :   Topic "The Golden Ratio & Arts"

a) Easter Cards

b) Pupils will draw up a list of works of art linked to the Golden Ratio.

Then they will create presentations about some works of art chosen among this list.

c) Drawing contest on the topic "The Golden Ratio and Arts"

The pupils ‘drawings will be posted on the Twinspace. Polish pupils will vote for their favourite French drawings and vice-versa (votes through a forum).

Bonus activities around the Golden Ratio

- The Golden Spiral (posters)
- Field trip to the Thoronet Abbey
- Our body and the golden ratio
- The violin and the Golden Ratio
- Geogebra activities (the golden section; the golden rectangle; Hofstetter's three constructions of gold points)
- Exhibition "Raconte-moi le nombre d'or" in our school (CIJM)

Expected results:

- To discover each other thanks to Maths
- To have fun with Maths, Arts and English

- Encouragement of pupils

- Improvement of the communication between the pupils in French, English and Maths
- to discover the links between the Golden Ratio and Arts

- to show pupils how universal the mathematical language is

- to use ICT to build several ways of communication between pupils

The partners:
FRANCE - POLAND

Teachers foundators :

Malgorzata GARKOWSKA (Poland) & Carole TERPEREAU (France)
 

Link to the project's blog:

http://aroundthegoldenratio.blogspot.fr/


Award:   eTwinning National Quality Label in October 2013