MOSAICS WITH GEOGEBRA

These days we are using the application Geogebra to construct the mosaics we saw in the Alhambra. Just in case you need to redo your mosaics at home, here you will find something to help you (click on the mosaics)

 

https://www.geogebra.org/m/XsvKwCfe

And this is for construct your own mosaic:

 

 Finally, I strongly recommend you to watch this beautiful animated video:

Geometry in the Alhambra

This morning we started a new integrated unit called "Geometry in the Alhambra". The first thing we did was watch this video:

Now you know a few things about the relationship between the Alhambra and maths, but you need more information to be ready for this unit:

TASK 1: Investiga un poco sobre la relación entre las matemáticas y la Alhambra, y busca la respuesta a estas preguntas:

1) ¿Por qué los árabes usaban tanto la geometría para las decoraciones de sus palacios?
2) ¿Cuál es el número áureo o de oro? ¿Por qué es tan importante?
3) ¿Qué es un rectángulo áureo? ¿En qué lugar de la Alhambra podemos encontrar rectángulos áureos?

You can begin your research with the following links:

https://nosvamosagranada.wikispaces.com/ALHAMBRA
https://prezi.com/fzuzzwuuje8i/la-alhambra/
https://prezi.com/qruaat8s78nc/las-matematicas-y-la-alhambra/