| Patterns in Nature |
| Find the rule for a pattern you observe in the natural world and you can use what you have learned to make similar patterns of your own |
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Hacker steals the legendary Egg of Benedicta - and the lush landscape of Tikiville wilts and turns brown. The spirit of the Tikians is crushed and Creech is in big trouble unless the CyberSquad can help! When their attempt recover the Egg from Hacker fails, they hatch a new plan to replace the Egg. By studying patterns in nature, can they recreate the nest and restore peace and harmony to Tikiville?
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Bianca Learns to Nurture Nature
Bianca is guilty of herbicide - she kills every plant she owns! She can't figure out why, and decides to seek professional advice at the New York Botanical Garden. A helpful plant expert shows her some patterns in plants, including bilateral and rotational symmetry, before discovering the pattern that has been killing Bianca's plants. By watering them every day, Bianca has been over-watering the plants, causing the roots to rot and the plants to die. If she changes her pattern and waters her plants less frequently, Bianca might just be able to have a green thumb.
Math Message: When you look closely at things in the natural world, you can observe patterns, like symmetry.
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Pattern Play
In the first activity, kids become more observant of visual patterns around them. Playing "I Spy" gives kids opportunities to find and talk about patterns. Next, kids make sound patterns using homemade instruments!
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Crack Hacker's Safe
Complete a sequence of patterns to crack Hacker's safe
Cyber Pattern Player
The Cyber Pattern Player allows kids to create audio patterns visually. The player loops through a simple grid of boxes that can be toggled on and off to produce various sounds.
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