You have to love the Sierpinski triangle. We used it when talking about equilateral triangles, and then we tied in learning about similar triangles, dilations, ratios, repeating patterns, length (rulers), and more. Each student created their own triangle. Then we put them together to create a huge design on the bulletin board.
Modifications: I had one student who could not create the design using a ruler, and he was really embarrassed. So I made a template triangle, and all he had to do was color it to show the different sized triangles. This is an extreme modification. Lesser modifications might include leaving out triangles that are drawn to the 1/4 of an inch for example.
Challenge: Continue the pattern to the smallest triangles possible.
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