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Geometry
Ms. G. Baker
5th Grade
Math Teacher
Canton School of Arts and Sciences
Project
Geometry Monster Figures
Objectives
• Student will analyze and describe the characteristics of
symmetry relative to classes of polygons (parallelograms,
triangles, etc)
• Student will classify geometric polygons
Essential Questions
How does math affect my life?
Unit Questions
• Why do we need geometry in our
city?
• How does geometry inspire
contractors
today?
Content Questions
• How do you find the area of a
rectangular?
• What is the difference in the number
of sides a decagon has and the
number of sides that a pentagon
has?
• How many triangles do you see on
the doghouse?
Vocabulary
• Quadrilateral- a polygon with 4 sides and 4
angles
• Trapezoid-quadrilateral with one pair of parallel
sides
• Parallelogram- a quadrilateral with two pair of
parallel sides
• Rectangle- a parallelogram with 4 right angles
• Square- a parallelogram with 4 equal sides and 4
ninety-degree angles (type of rectangle)
• Rhombus- a parallelogram with 4 equal sides (A
square is a type of rhombus)
Class Project
• Find and cut out at least 10 geometric
shapes to create your monster.
• Use half of a regular posterboard to build
your monster. (“14 x22”)
• Color your shapes
• Give the monster a name, such as “Fire
Breathing Parallelo-Beast”
• Describe their various body parts a index
card
• Be creative
Assessment
Rubric
• Use at least 10 different shapes
to create your geometric figure
(50 points)
• Give explanation of the
geometric concept (30 points)
• Be neat and easy to understand
(10 points)
• Demonstrate originality and
creativity (10 points)