Environmental Geometry

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Environmental Geometry Across Cultures
by Belinda Evans
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lines
CUBE
rays
pyramids
obtuse
parallel
polyhedra
octagon
intersecting
plane figures
circle
GEOMETRY
square
faces
cones
line segment
right a n g l e
acute
perpendicular ( perpendicular)
vertices
edges
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Use appropriate geometric terminology to
identify these geometric shapes. Describe the
environment of this photograph. Tell when,
where, and what is happening in this picture.
Name other geometric figures that you see in
this environment.
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Washington, D.C. A geometry class at Woodrow
Wilson High SchoolSource Library of Congress,
American Memory
Slide 3
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Identify the geometric shapes you see in
this picture. Describe the environment of this
photograph. Tell when, where, and what is
happening.
Photo from authors personal collection
slide 4
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Image Source Microsoft Clipart
Slide 5
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• From the previous slide
• Describe the environment. Tell when, where, and
  what is happening.
• Do you think you would like to participate in
  this activity?
• Name the solids and plane figures you saw in the
  movie.
• How is this classroom like ours? How is it
  different?
• Compare and contrast the movie with the two
  previous pictures?

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• What polyhedra can you identify in this picture?
• How many faces and vertices?
• Explain what you know about this culture.
• Describe how this environment is different from
  the others we have observed.

When and where do you think this picture was
taken? What do we call this Native
American dwelling? What other geometric figures
can you identify in this photograph?
Bannock family with their tipi and drying rack
near the Snake River, Idaho, ca. 1902 Source
Library of Congress
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First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 1035 a.m.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Source Library of
Congress American Memory
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The Wright Brothers made the first successful
airplane flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC.
What types of lines did you notice in the
previous slide? Go back to the previous slide
and point out the different types of lines. (ex.
parallel, perpendicular, intersecting,
etc.) What other types of geometric shapes did
you notice in the previous slide?
Slide 9
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Name the geometric figures you see in this
photograph. Who do you think the person is in
this picture? During what time period in
history was this photo taken? Why do you think
this picture was taken? Do you know why this
person was famous?
Harriet Tubman, full-length portrait, seated in
chair, facing front, probably at her home in
Auburn, New York Source Library of Congress,
American Memory
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Rappahannock River, Va. Fugitive African
Americans fording the Rappahannock Source
Library of Congress, American Memory
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What geometric plane and solid figures did you
notice in the previous slide? Who do you think
is in this picture? What do you think is
happening in this picture? Why? When do you
think this was taking place?
To go back, click the circle.
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