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Shapely Spider Webs. The Math & Science Center. presents. By Susan L. Cerruti. Let’s Look at a REAL Spider Web. What shapes do you see?. THINK!. What We Know. A triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners. A square or rectangle has 4 sides and 4 corners. Same Thing, Different Name. line segment.
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Shapely Spider Webs The Math & Science Center presents By Susan L. Cerruti
Let’s Look at a REAL Spider Web What shapes do you see? THINK!
What We Know A triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners. A square or rectangle has 4 sides and 4 corners.
Same Thing, Different Name line segment side corner angle
The Point Is… A point is formed when two lines intersect.
Terms _______________. A line segment is the straight line between two points. An angle is _________________. made when two line segments intersect at a point. this special point at an angle is called a VERTEX
Let’s Put it Together angle line segment point
Let’s Look at How a Spider Spins a Web. THINK! What do we see at each stage? What shape is the web? What shapes do we see inside of the web?
The same LINE SEGMENTS also intersect at a POINT to form ANGLES.
Make Your Own Geoboard Web Using Your Rubber Bands THE RULES: • 3 to 10 rubber bands • no more than 2 rubber bands on one point • bands should not cross • your shape must be closed
Transfer Your Web Copy your shape onto the graph paper. Use the numbers on your geoboard and recording sheet to help you. x 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 x x x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Your Web Find and count line segments. Find and count points & angles. Measure each.
0 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 Be Sure to Measure from the 0 on Your Ruler! 0
0 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 This Side of the Triangle is 7 Inches Long. Write your measurement along the line segment. 7 in.
What Did We Learn? What did you learn about your web? What did you learn about points, line segments and angles? • Were they the same or different? • Is there a pattern?
Thank You! Questions?