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GEOMETRY SCAVENGER HUNT: Discovering the geometry that is all around us
Rationale: Geometry is all around us! let’s find it.
Requirements:
Students will use a digital camera (phone, iPad, flip, etc.) to document examples of the geometry
concepts that we are learning. Photos will be uploaded to each notebook page, depicting an example of
the geometric figure or concept that we are studying in class. Flip cameras are available for check-out in
the library media center.
For each picture submitted, you must note whether you took the picture, or if the image was copied it
from the internet. If the picture is from the internet, you must accurately cite the source of the picture.
You can use the bibliography creator at bibme.org, and you can use the LMC to find images. Each
quarter, a maximum of 3 pictures may be taken from the internet.
In addition to finding and uploading pictures, analysis questions will be answered. Students will be
asked to apply the information we are working on in class, review concepts, and engage in problem
solving. Please use your class notes, textbook, and/or online resources to complete your work. All
answers will be written using appropriate sentence structure. If you use resources outside of classroom
materials, please cite these sources.
Rubric:
0
No pictures
Geometric Figures
Analysis &
Extensions
Questions not
answered
3-4
Pictures included, but
some are incorrect:
Pictures incorrectly
cited or incomplete
citations
All pictures are
included and
correct;
Full citations on all
images
Some answers are
omitted; Some
answers are
incorrect/incomplete;
inaccurate citations
Reflections are
mostly complete;
Lack of insight and
effort; Errors in
proofreading
Up to 1 day late;
Some parts are
incomplete
Analyses are
complete and
correct; evidence of
substantial work
with proper citations
Reflections are
insightful; Structure
and usage shows
considerable effort
No reflections
Reflections are
incomplete and
show lack of effort
and insight.
> 3 days late
1-2 days late; Mostly
incomplete
Reflections
Completion
1-2
Some pictures
missing;
Most are incorrect;
More than 3 images
from the internet;
Pictures not cited
Answers are
omitted; Most
answers are
incorrect/incomplete
5
Notebook is
complete and on
time
Additional
Comments
Scavenger Hunt assignment pages will be available on SchoolCenter. Go to the Math Department link,
then open the Geometry Scavenger Hunt, located on the left side of the screen. Open and save each
assignment as you are ready to add your picture(s).
Quarter 1: Chapters 1 – 3
Assignment 1: Parallel Lines
Find and upload a picture of a set of parallel lines. Describe what your picture shows.
Highlight the parallel lines in red.
Source:
Questions:
1. What makes a pair of lines parallel?
2. Label your parallel lines using the markings we use in class.
3. Measure the parallel lines, accurate to the nearest millimeter.
Assignment 2: Skew Lines
Find and upload a picture of a set of skew lines. Describe the picture.
Highlight the skew lines in red.
Source:
Questions:
1. Describe the meaning of skew lines. What does the word “skew” mean?
2. Skew lines are _____________________coplanar (always, sometimes, or never).
Explain your answer in detail.
Assignment 3: Vertical Angles
Find, upload and highlight vertical angles in a picture. Describe the picture.
Label the four angles created using the numbers 1,2,3, and 4.
Source:
Questions:
1. Measure the four highlighted angles in your picture, accurate to the nearest degree. _____________.
What measurement tool did you use? _____________________.
2. Write a paragraph proof (like the proof worked in class) to prove that vertical angles are congruent.
3. Which two pairs of angles in your picture are supplementary?
Challenge: Write a paragraph proof of the congruent supplements theorem, using the picture and the
information above.
Assignment 4: Parallel Lines and a Transversal
Find a picture that shows a set of parallel lines, cut through by a transversal. Describe your picture.
Highlight the lines in red. Label and number the angles created in blue.
Source:
Questions:
1. Name a pair of corresponding angles in your picture: _________
2. Name a pair of alternate interior angles: __________________
3. Name a pair of same-side exterior angles: __________________
4. Are the same side-exterior angles complementary, supplementary, congruent, or none of these?
Explain (in detail) why this is so.
5. Which angle relationships will have congruent angles?
Assignment 5: Perpendicular Lines
Find and upload a picture of a set of lines that are perpendicular to each other. Describe what your
picture shows.
Highlight the lines in red. Be sure to show the angle formed by the lines with proper notation.
Source:
Questions:
1. What type of angle is formed when two lines are perpendicular to one another?
2. Using a mathematical tool, measure the two lines to ensure they are perpendicular. What tool
did you use? Were the lines exactly perpendicular?
3. When a line is perpendicular to one of two parallel lines in a plane, what do you know about the
relationship between the perpendicular line and the second parallel line?
Assignment 6: Classifying Triangles
Find and upload a picture(s) of an equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle and scalene triangle. Describe
what your picture(s) shows.
Label each triangle and mark the figure with proper notation in red.
Source:
Questions:
1. Explain in words how to classify each triangle by the sides:
a. Equilateral:
b. Isosceles:
c. Scalene:
2. Using the triangles that you have found, classify each triangle by the angles and write this next
to each picture.