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PARK PROJECT
Task
Recently, a student from MacKinnon Middle School, Steven Tran, had his 8th grade Civil
War Memorial project selected and assembled at Memorial Park in the center of town.
Congratulations, you have been put in charge of designing a park for your town. Your job is to
create a project to illustrate what your park will look like so that your ideas can be reviewed by
the members of a committee to make the final decision.
Your park must have a number of geometric shapes, identified. You can draw them,
construct them or use a computer to generate them. Once your park is constructed/created you
will need to be prepared to present your ideas to the proper individuals. In this case, you will
present your ideas to the class for their opinions. This presentation can be done on a computer
using power point, or your project can be shown and discussed, or you can make copies of your
project to be passed out during your presentation. Feel free to make an advertisement or
commercial to help promote your park.
Enjoy the process. Jump into past knowledge of geometry. Research and explore new
geometric terms to enhance your park. Give it a “Fancy Name”, one in which patrons will be
able to learn something new from your ideas.
POSSIBLE SHAPES-TERMS
1. Right Angle
2. Obtuse Angle
3. Acute Angle
4. Straight Angle
5. Isosceles Triangle
6. Equilateral Triangle
7. Scalene Triangle
8. Acute Triangle
9. Right Angle
10. Obtuse Triangle
11. Rhombus
12. Rectangle
13. Square
14. Trapezoid
15. Parallelogram
16. Pentagon
17. Hexagon
18. Heptagon
19. Octagon
20. Nonagon
21. Decagon
22. Dodecagon
23. Symmetry
24. Supplementary Angle
25. Complementary Angle
Names:_________________ Project Grade:________________
Park Project
Each “bullet” is worth:
2 points if complete
1 point if incomplete
0 points if missing
The Design of Park
o 15 shapes are included
o Design is shared by group
o Research is defined by computer handouts
Total points in category:_______________________
Construction of Park
o Park is named
o Shapes are identified
o Shapes are labeled
o Shapes are colored or decorated
o Key is included
Total points in category:_______________________
Presentation
o All members of group participate
o All members speak slowly and presentation is audible
o Project is on time
Total points in category:______________________
Extra Credit 1 point each
o Explanation of terms is included
o Labels are typed
o Brochure is included
o Commercial or advertisement is included
o Cover
o Something special
Total points in category:_______________________
_________________________TOTAL POINTS (OUT OF 22)