After lots of assessments, prepping for SBAC's, and prepping for conferences,
the students had the opportunity to do a geometry related
"hands-on" math task. Students were given the task below along with a 10" X 15" piece of
foam board covered with green paper. They then created a play space. Once
they had completed the required parts of the task and could prove they had incorporated
each of the 10 geometric terms in their play space, they got their piglet.
Piglet’s Geometric Play Space
Piglet has a problem. He wants to build a play space using geometric
shapes. He’s not sure how to do this so
he wants to challenge you to design the play space for him. Below is the criteria for what piglet would
like to have included his play space.
Example:
1. Swimming pool two sets of parallel lines (labeled)
1. ____________________________ two sets of parallel lines (labeled)
2. ____________________________ one set of perpendicular lines (labeled)
3. ____________________________ one circular space (labeled with
circumference, diameter, and radius)
4. ____________________________ one quadrilateral
5. ____________________________ one scalene triangle (with the degrees of each angle labeled)
6. ____________________________ two acute angles (with the degrees of
each acute angle labeled)
7. ____________________________ two obtuse angles (with the degrees of
each obtuse angle labeled)
8. ____________________________ four right angles (with the degrees of
the angles labeled)
9. ____________________________ one space or item that shows a line of
symmetry (with the line drawn and
labeled)
10.
___________________________ one space
where perimeter and area
are calculated and labeled (in
centimeters)
Below are some of the completed play spaces.
More play spaces will be posted when they are complete.
Some students decided to combine the play spaces
together.
Andre and Dylan
Cool pizzas demonstrating circumference, diameter, and radius.
Zach
A complete village - note the parallel and
perpendicular lines.
Walter
The pig is riding the waves on a surfboard
that has a line of symmetry.
Caleb, Rory Milo, and John
Top left clockwise: A coffee cup (circumference, diameter,& radius)
The baseball diamond bases are quadrilaterals
Perpendicular road
Soccer net posts: acute angles
Several pigs got in on the action here!
Team Porkers vs. Team Bacon???
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