A WebQuest by Patty Mordas

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5th Grade
A WebQuest by Patty Mordas
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Introduction
Process
Tasks
Evaluation
Conclusion
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Introduction
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is everywhere. It doesnt matter if you are in
the
classroom, at your house or on a helicopter ride
high above a city, geometry is all around you!
You can see it in artwork, architecture, looking
at the furniture in your bedroom, and in the
frames of new homes. As a young toddler,
possibly between the ages of 1-2, you began to
classify shapes by placing them into the slots
they fit into in a common toddler toy.
http//order.tupperware.com/co
e/app/home
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As you can clearly see, geometry has been part of
your life for a long time now and learning more
about geometry will benefit each of you for years
to come!
To Tasks
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Tasks

• Task I Create a Geometry Vocabulary
  Encyclopedia
• Task II Create a table to compare polygons
• Task III Explore the Geometry Section of Math
  Playground
• Task IV Explore Area and Perimeter
• Task V Landscape Project

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Process 1

• Task I
• Define and illustrate the following geometry
  terms.  Create a digital encyclopedia utilizing
  PhotoStory or PowerPoint to accomplish this
  task.  (Extra Credit will be given to students
  that create their own illustrations. If not be
  sure to include the URL for any pictures that you
  copy from the Internet). Separate the
  encyclopedia into sections Angle and Line
  Relationships, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, and
  Basic Geometric Ideas.  You will present your
  final copy to the class with your partner (see
  Evaluation for scoring information) The list of
  terms is below.  A link to Dictionary.com where
  the definitions can be found are located below.
  You may also find the definitions in the glossary
  of your math textbook.
• List of Terms
• Dictionary.com (Be sure your definitions
  coincide with mathematical terms!)
• Google Images
• Process Page 2

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Geometry Terms

• Quadrilaterals
• quadrilateral rhombus
• parallelogram square
• trapezoid diagonal
• rectangle
• Basic Geometric Terms
• point open figure
  
• endpoint closed figure
• line polygon
• line segment sides
• ray vertex
• plane regular polygon
• congruent

• Angle and Line Relationship Terms
• right angle intersecting lines
• acute angle perpendicular lines
• obtuse angle parallel lines
• straight angle
• Triangles
• sides angles
• equilateral triangle right triangle
• isosceles triangle acute
• scalene triangle obtuse

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Process 2

• Task II
• Create a table that has 4 rows and 9 columns
  using Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint or
  other software that allows you to create tables
  and draw/insert illustrations. In your table you
  are to show examples of regular and irregular
  polygons that have the following sides and
  angles 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,and 10. Be sure to name
  each figure. Please put your names on it and
  print it out for a grade when you are finished.
  See below for a sample table

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Process 3

• Task III
• After our lesson on naming and measuring angles
  click on the link to the Math Playground to
  practice estimating the measure of angles.
• Here is the link http//www.mathplayground.com/
  . Scroll down to the bottom of the page and
  click on Geometry Playground. Play the
  Estimate the Angles activity. Please try other
  geometry activities including Geometry Lesson,
  Matching Game, Find the Area, Find the Perimeter,
  Reflections and Symmetry, Logo, Cuisenaire Rods,
  and Tangrams.
• As you can surely ,
  learning can be a lot of fun!

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Process 4

• Task IV
• Area and Perimeter
• You should have already reviewed area and
  perimeter at the Math Playground. Now I want you
  to explore it on the National Library of Virtual
  Manipulatives website. You will complete this
  activity under my direction so please do not go
  ahead. There will be specific instructions for
  you to follow. Thank you in advance for your
  understanding. Please click on the link below and
  listen for further directions.

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http//nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_172_g
_2_t_3.html?openactivities
If time permits go to the NCTM Illuminations
website to try one last activity. Click on the
link http//illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetai
l.aspx?ID21
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Process 5

• Task V
• Landscape Project
• This is where you get to utilize all of the
  geometry skills you have learned since you were
  very young. Click on the link to print a list of
  what your landscape must include
• Landscape
  Worksheet
• Then, print out a list of the properties of each
  of the polygons that you must use for this
  project. Please follow these restrictions
  carefully. Your grade will reflect how
  accurately you followed the directions.
• List of Properties Print this also

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Sample Picture of Landscape Project

Sample List of Polygons and Data
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Names
List of Polygons and Data
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Polygon Properties for Landscape Project(print
this page)

• House-Must have 2 pairs of congruent sides and 4
  right angles
• Garage-Must have 4 congruent sides and 4
  congruent angles
• Tree Beds-Must be 2 congruent figures
• Playground Exterior-Free choice
• Playground Equipment-must have at least 3 regular
  polygons

• Deck-must have only 1 pair of parallel sides
• Pool-must be an irregular polygon
• Garden 1- must be a right isosceles triangle
• Garden 2-must be an equilateral/acute triangle
• Garden 3-must be an obtuse/scalene triangle

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Landscape Project-Unfinished Sample
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Pool
Playground
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Polygons Included House-rectangle Garage-rhombus
Pool-parallelogram Playground-square Trees-congrue
nt pentagons
House
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Garage
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20'
Trees
Trees
trees
trees
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Landscape Sample List of Polygons and
Data
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Evaluation-Geometry Vocabulary Encyclopedia
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Evaluation-Tasks II, III, IV and V
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Conclusion
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I hope you have enjoyed our study of geometry.
One of my goals for this unit was to not only
utilize technology in our study but also to show
you that what we learn in our math classes is
useful to our everyday lives. I hope you will go
home and show your parents how helpful you can be
when you need to figure out how much fencing to
buy for your backyard or how much bark mulch you
will need for your new playground. You may even
be able to show them some creative ways to set up
their gardens..