Spirolaterals

 

Materials:  Handouts, square grid paper, isometric grid paper, markers, straight edge

 

Step 1:

¨       Complete "Spirolaterals" from Mathematics for Elementary Teachers:  An Activity Approach.

¨       Actively read "Patterns in Multiplication" from Math for Fun. 

¨      What happens if you try to create spirolaterals from the patterns in multiplication tables using the isometric grid paper instead of rectangular grid paper?

¨      Color the regions in the spirolaterals you have created.