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Geometry Webquest. Let’s Build a City. Home Introduction Parents’ Page: Enrichment Geometry Games; Skills Practice Resources Evaluation. Question: “ did you know that you need geometry to build a city?”. Home Introduction Parents’ Page: Enrichment Geometry Games; Skills Practice
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Geometry Webquest Let’s Build a City HomeIntroduction Parents’ Page: Enrichment Geometry Games; Skills PracticeResourcesEvaluation
Question: “ did you know that you need geometry to build a city?” • Home • Introduction • Parents’ Page: Enrichment • Geometry Games; Skills Practice • Resources • Evaluation
Introduction • Look around you…Geometry is EVERYWHERE! • The houses we live in, the buildings we learn and work in, the cars we drive… • All were designed and built using Geometry. • An understanding of Geometry and basic Geometric principles is an essential skill, not just in Math class, but in real life. • On the fifth grade level, basic Geometry skills include identifying and classifying angles and polygons, measurement, and calculating perimeter and area. • The purpose of this Webquest is to practice and master these basic Geometry skills and apply them to the construction of a prototype city skyline. • This Webquest has been designed for fifth grade students and meets the Geometry standards of North Carolina State and the ISTE national technology standards. HomeIntroduction Parents’ Page: Enrichment Geometry Games; Skills PracticeResourcesEvaluation
North Carolina Geometry Standards • I can calculate the perimeter of regular and irregular polygons • Students will identify and justify geometric relationships, formally and informally. • Geometric Relationships • I can classify two-dimensional figures by their attributes. • I can classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on their properties HomeIntroduction Parents’ Page: Enrichment Geometry Games; Skills PracticeResourcesEvaluation
Parent Page • Enrichment Resources for Parents, Families, and Groups. • http://www.archikids.org/links.html • http://www.arch.pitt.edu/opportunities/field-trips.php • http://caf.architecture.org/page.aspx?pid=422 HomeIntroduction Parents’ Page: Enrichment Geometry Games; Skills PracticeResourcesEvaluation
The Architect • Google SketchUp: http://sketchup.google.com/download/gsu.html • Google SketchUp is a 3-dimensional drawing and modeling software program that allows the user to create architectural drawings to scale and render profiles and cross-sections of the drawing. • 1) Download the free version of Google SketchUp to get started. • 2) Install the program by double-clicking on the file name. • 3) Open Google SketchUp and the main drawing board will appear on the screen. • 4) Watch the animated tutorial. • 5) Open program and begin to draw using the pencil tool. • 6) Click on paint bucket to add color. • 7) Be sure to save your work. HomeIntroduction Parents’ Page: Enrichment Geometry Games; Skills PracticeResourcesEvaluation
The Designer • Process: Sketch a preliminary design for a 21st century city skyline. • Use “Paint” computer program. • Collaborate with “The Researcher” on findings of existing city skylines and identify areas for improvement. • Revise design drawings. HomeIntroduction TaskStudent’s Page: Process Teacher’s Page: StandardsParents’ Page: Enrichment Geometry Games; Skills PracticeResourcesEvaluation
The Researcher The Great Buildings Collection: http://www.greatbuildings.com/ The history of skyscrapers http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blskyscapers.htm HomeIntroduction Parents’ Page: Enrichment Geometry Games; Skills PracticeResourcesEvaluation
Geometry: make your own shape • http://www.mathplayground.com/geoboard.html Home
Geometry word problems • http://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/Geometry1_1.htm Home Introduction Parents’ Page: Enrichment Geometry Games; Skills Practice Resources Evaluation
Geometry: design a floor plan • http://www.mathplayground.com/PartyDesigner/PartyDesigner.html Home
Geometry: if the shape fits… • http://www.mathplayground.com/buildingblocks.html Home
Resources Schoolyards to Skyscrapers http://caf.architecture.org/page.aspx?pid=406 The Great Buildings Collection: http://www.greatbuildings.com/ The Great Buildings Collection: http://www.greatbuildings.com/ Technology Standards for students: http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/nets-student-standards-2007.aspx Home