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Students Picturing
Geometry
Many students learn through “hands-on” experience,
and all students need to experience geometry and
geometrical terms in their everyday life.
Curriculum/State Standard
1. Students will cover/review
Grade 6 - Mathematics Standard
4 in Geometry.
Students identify, describe, and
classify the properties of plane
and solid geometric shapes and
the relationships between them.
2. Students will cover/review
Grade 7 - Mathematics Standard
4 in Geometry.
Students deepen their
understanding of plane and
solid geometric shapes by
constructing shapes that meet
given conditions and by
identifying attributes of shapes.
3. Students will cover/review
Grade 8 - Mathematics Standard
4 in Geometry
Students deepen their
understanding of plane and
solid geometric shapes and
properties by constructing
shapes that meet given
conditions, by identifying
attributes of shapes, and by
applying geometric concepts to
solve problems.
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GRADE LEVEL
Overview
Students are pre-tested on
geometrical terms and the terms
and attributes are then described in
class. The students take pictures of
the various terms in the hallways of
the school setting, print the
pictures, and then outline and label
the pictures in their project booklet.
Students are then given a post-test
and writing assignment involving
the geometrical terms.
Objectives
• The student will be able to
identify and define the following
terms including, but not limited
to: point, line, ray, angle, vertex,
line segment, acute angle, obtuse
angle, right angle, straight angle,
triangle, scalene triangle,
equilateral triangle, isosceles
triangle, right triangle, obtuse
triangle, acute triangle, vertical
angles, complementary angles,
supplementary angles,
quadrilateral, square, rectangle,
rhombus, trapezoid,
parallelogram, parallel lines,
skew lines, perpendicular lines,
pentagon, hexagon, heptagon,
octagon, nonagon, decagon,
circle, radius, diameter, chord,
center, circumference, perimeter,
prism, sphere, cube, pyramid,
and cylinder.
Continued on the back . . .
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WEEKS
$500
TOTAL BUDGET
THIS WINNING LESSON PLAN WAS SUBMITTED BY:
Steven F. Stuckey
Justice Marshall Middle School
720 N. Miller Avenue, Marion, IN 46952
“Students Picturing
Geometry” project continued . . .
• The student will be able to
identify specific attributes of
geometric shapes, describe
relationships between geometric
shapes, and apply geometrical
concepts to solve problems.
Materials
digital cameras (I used 1 per 2
students) and a computer/printer
capable of printing the pictures of
geometric shapes
Readiness Activity
Students must have at least a list of
the geometrical terms and definitions. I had my students write the
terms and definitions in their
notebooks. Students must be
instructed in the use of the digital
camera.
Strategies/Activities
1. Students will be pre-tested over
geometric terms.
2. For each topic of geometry,
students will write in notebooks
the appropriate vocabulary and
definitions learned through
lecture, research, and small
group activities.
3. After learning the basic
functions of the digital camera,
each group of students will go
on a geometrical “scavenger
hunt” throughout the school,
taking pictures of listed
vocabulary words.
4. Students will print pictures of
their vocabulary “finds” and
they will outline individual
examples of geometrical shapes
within their pictures, listing the
specific words below the
pictures.
5. The above three steps will be
repeated as necessary throughout the geometry section.
6. A scrapbook of each groups’
pictures will be kept for review
and evaluation.
7. Students will be post-tested
over geometric terms.
Culminating Activity
The culminating activities included
the production of the geometric
scrapbook and the posttest,
including an essay portion.
Evaluation
1. Pretest evaluating vocabulary
and geometrical shape attributes.
2. Evaluation of scrapbook
completion and accuracy.
3. Posttest evaluating vocabulary
and geometrical shape attributes.
4. Short answer essay questions
applying geometrical concepts
to solve problems.