Geometric Madness! Shapes and Spaces
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies | |
| Author | Marcy Bisher, Rebecca Custer, Deborah Hinkle | |
| Description | The students will learn about many geometric shapes. They
will be involved in numerous hands-on activities to assist them with learning more about the shapes and spaces around them. This unit will introduce olygons, triangles, quadrilaterals,and tessallations. They will utilize this knowledge to create an origami project. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | overhead projector, computers, Microsoft PowerPoint,
Microsoft Word, Internet | |
| Grade Level | 4 5 | |
| National Standards | Math
1. Knows basic geometric language for describing and naming shapes e.g., trapezoid, parallelogram, cube, sphere) 2. Understands basic properties of figures (e.g., two- or three-dimensionality, symmetry, number of faces, type of angle) 5. Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of geometry Language Arts 1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process 7. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts 8. Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes Fine Arts 1. Understands what makes different art media, techniques, and processes effective (or ineffective) in communicating various ideas. 2. Knows how the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes can be used to enhance communication of experiences and ideas. | |
| Career Clusters | Fine Arts and Humanities | |
| Keywords | geometry
angles triangles polygons tessellations origami quadrilaterals shapes | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: Geometric Madness! Shapes and Spaces
Lesson 1: Peculiar Polygon People Lesson 2: What's Your Triangle's Angle? Lesson 3: Quadrilaterals Lesson 4: Tessellation Tussle Lesson 5: Origami | |
| English IGO or CSO | 4,10, 4.13, 4.15, 4.17, 4.49, 4.51,5.2,5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.52, 5.56 | |
| Fine Arts IGO or CSO | 4.6, 4.7, 5.4, 5.10 | |
| Math IGO or CSO | 4.32, 4.33,4.34, 4.41,5.31 | |