Scavenger Hunt

 Topic(s):

Students will learn to identify geometry vocabulary in their environment.

Images/Video Resources

Scenario

There has been a conflict in a high school where students have protested that learning vocabulary in a geometry class should not be required.  The students argument states that math classes should only work with numbers and equations and not learning vocabulary terms that is nonexistent in their surroundings.  The school administrators have hired you to find evidence that geometry terminology is everywhere and therefore create a visual product that will convince students of the importance to learn vocabulary in any math class.

Task

Sample Investigations/Teacher Resources

 Students will take pictures of objects in their environment that have an example of the geometric terms point, line and plane.

Students will create a prezi presentation that will describe the vocabulary terms point, line and planes using real life images.

Student Resources

http://www.nhp-gcp.org/webpages/sschlueck/useful_links.cfm?subpage=614971

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/seventh-grade-vocabulary-games/

http://www.spellingcity.com/high-school-math-vocabulary.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/

http://www.graniteschools.org/depart/teachinglearning/curriculuminstruction/math/Pages/MathematicsVocabulary.aspx

http://prezi.com/

Student Work

Standards

1. List your personal understanding, ideas or hunches.

 With your team use all the information available in the scenario to list everything that you know about geometry terminology. You do not have to conduct any research yet. Just use the information given and write the facts that you already know about math vocabulary terms point, line and planes.

With your team, make a list about what you do not know and would like to learn. List all the questions you will need to answer to solve the problem.  
   

5. List what needs to be done.
"What should we do?" List actions to be taken, e.g., question an expert, conduct research, go to a board meeting about topic. List possible actions. 

6. Develop a problem statement.

You will be responsible for thinking and choosing one of the questions to solve the problem.  A problem statement should come from your analysis of what you know. In one or two sentences, you should be able to describe what it is that your group is trying to solve, produce, respond to, or find out. The problem statement may have to be revised as new information is discovered and brought to bear on the situation.

Use all the resources available (Internet, library, etc) to research about the problem/topic and find a solution.

8. Present Findings

    Create a prezi presentation defining and   describing geometry terms point, line and planes using real life examples in your environment.

G.1  The student understands the structure of, and relationships within, an axiomatic system.

 (A) Develop an awareness of the structure of a mathematical system, connecting definitions, postulates, logical reasoning and theorems.

Prezi presentation by:  Philip Hazen "Points, Lines and Planes"

Youtube video "Geometry Scavenger Hunt" by Hailey Waites

Youtube video "How to create a prezi account" by WhittyWebinars823

Youtube video "How to make a prezi presentation" by dchasealexander

Google Custom Search Engine courtesy of google.com

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