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Geometry Scavenger Hunt Come along with Amie King at Cape Henlopen High School
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Application DCET Traveling Lab email DCET Traveling Lab email http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/instructional/index.html http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/instructional/index.html http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/instructional/index.html Digital Imaging Lab Digital Imaging Lab
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Lesson Plan Most geometry vocabulary involves vocabulary involves things that you can see.
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Lesson Plan, con’t. This lesson guides the students through a camera scavenger hunt that requires that they photograph objects that represent or incorporate geometric shapes.
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Lesson Plan, con’t. Mathematical concepts are especially well suited to discovery through scavenger hunts. Mathematical concepts are especially well suited to discovery through scavenger hunts. Teams of students find and photograph illustrations and examples of concepts we are discussing in class. Teams of students find and photograph illustrations and examples of concepts we are discussing in class.
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Lesson Plan, con’t. Each student has an opportunity to share the experience of finding and recording the pictures.
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Math Standards STANDARD 1 – Number Sense STANDARD 4 – Geometric Concepts, Properties, and Relationships
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Learning Objectives The learner will use the digital camera identify geometric shapes in nature as well as man-made gain a better understanding of geometric vocabulary
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Learning Objectives, con’t. The learner will also search for and recognize geometric shapes in unusual settings make a presentation that displays required elements
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Materials Floppy disks Vocabulary lists Score sheets
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Assessments PowerPoint slide show presentation Grade Yourself and Your Team rubrics
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Procedures The students work in groups using a digital camera to photograph math shapes. They use the score sheet provided as a guide. Each group prepares a PowerPoint slide show presentation using their photos.
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Procedures, con’t. Students use vocabulary terms from the list provided. Points are awarded for each vocabulary term used. A title slide is included with each group member’s name.
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Procedures, con’t. Groups present their slide shows to the class. A copy may be printed of each slide show for each group member’s binder.
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My (free!) Consultation Information & Directions, including: Information & Directions, including: replacement cost is more than a digital camera costs now replacement cost is more than a digital camera costs now floppy only goes in 1 way floppy only goes in 1 way charge first, use power strip inside bag charge first, use power strip inside bag remove stopper and plug in – a light will come on remove stopper and plug in – a light will come on
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My Consultation, con’t. Instructions & Suggestions, including Instructions & Suggestions, including menu file → image size menu file → image size 640 x 480 640 x 480 will shut off automatically will shut off automatically.mvs/.mvc.mvs/.mvc
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My Consultation, con’t. Recommendations & Reminders, including Recommendations & Reminders, including try not to take multiple shots of the same thing try not to take multiple shots of the same thing “I’m open to creativity” “I’m open to creativity” “demonstrate your knowledge” “demonstrate your knowledge”
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Directions As a class, we will go outside together to take pictures during one class period; the rest of the pictures must be taken indoors. As a class, we will go outside together to take pictures during one class period; the rest of the pictures must be taken indoors. Each team must take their special pass to be out of class to take pictures. Each team must take their special pass to be out of class to take pictures.
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Directions, con’t. All presentations must be completed by the end of class on Wednesday, 13 th December. All presentations must be completed by the end of class on Wednesday, 13 th December. Team presentations will be Thursday 14 th and Friday 15 th December. Team presentations will be Thursday 14 th and Friday 15 th December. There will be a prize for the team with the most points! There will be a prize for the team with the most points!
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Team Passes with teacher’s signature Geometry Scavenger Hunt Mrs. King's Class - Room 208 Team #1 Pass to take digital photographs indoors only Geometry Scavenger Hunt Mrs. King's Class - Room 208 Team #2 Pass to take digital photographs indoors only Geometry Scavenger Hunt Mrs. King's Class - Room 208 Team #3 Pass to take digital photographs indoors only
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Score Sheet Try to locate at least one item from each category (A-K). CategoryValueItem DescriptionScore A1 discrete line 2 dense line B1 horizontal line 2 vertical line 3 oblique line C1 collinear 2 coplanar D1 one-dimensional 2two-dimensional 3three-dimensional
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Vocabulary List Each vocabulary word used in the PP = 1 point Chapter 1 –Arc –Betweenness of numbers or points Chapter 2 –Antecedent, consequent –Center (part of) Chapter 3 –Acute angle –Acute triangle
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PP Presentation RUBRIC Originality Originality Digital Camera Use Digital Camera Use Cooperation Cooperation Use of Graphics Use of Graphics Details, Spelling, & Grammar Details, Spelling, & Grammar
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Grade Yourself & Your Team RUBRIC Working with Others Working with Others Preparedness Preparedness Focus on the Task Focus on the Task Time-Management Time-Management Contributions Contributions
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Camera Groups Class Period:1 Groups:123456 AaronMelissaLaurenByronDominickSarah RebeccaDavidKyleCraigWhitneyShannon MariaAneishaStaciRyanJimmyJessica CourtneyTylerCoreyJennyMyke
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Group Scores ClassPower-VocabularyScore Total Period:PointSheet 1113173464 217*29*115*161 315193973 ! TIE !410123456 517.71777111.7 618*39*104*161
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Student Samples
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Samples, con’t. Parallel lines Discrete lines
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Triangles
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Three- Dimensional
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Coplanar
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Collinear
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Clockwise Direction Counter-clockwise Direction
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Arc and Semi Circle Horizontal Line
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Polygons Decagon Hexagon
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Quadrilateral
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Discrete Line
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Dense Line
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Vertical Angles
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Vertical Lines
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Pentagon
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Right Angle
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The Aquafina bottle is a diagonal.
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One of the sides of this pyramid is a triangle.
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This is a picture of a 5 sided figure. (pentagon)
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This is a picture of a nine sided figure. (nonagon)
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This is a picture of a six sided figure. (hexagon)
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The trailer of the Sysco truck is a quadrilateral. (4 sided shape)
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This is a picture of a betweenness.
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Reflections All of the learning objectives were met! All of the learning objectives were met! The PowerPoint presentations were phenomenal! The PowerPoint presentations were phenomenal! Real learning did take place! Real learning did take place!
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Learning Objectives The students did use the digital camera use the digital camera search for and recognize geometric shapes search for and recognize geometric shapes identify geometric shapes identify geometric shapes make a presentation that displays required elements make a presentation that displays required elements gain a better understanding of geometric vocabulary gain a better understanding of geometric vocabulary
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The End Thank you for sharing your time with me. Thank you for sharing your time with me. Any questions? Any questions? Comments? Comments?
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