Circumference and the Dragon of Pi

Lesson 1

Instructional Objectives: Students will become familiar with geometry vocabulary

Time Required: Two 40 minutes periods

Advanced Preparation: Prepare a list of the vocabulary words for the students

Materials: paint or drawing software

Vocabulary: circumference, diameter, radius, geometry, diagonal, parallelogram, triangle, octagon, symmetry, pi

Activities:

Session One (40 minutes)

Give students a copy of the vocabulary list. Instruct them to use the Internet to find an illustration of each word. Have students make a rough sketch of each word.

http://math.psu.edu/geom/koltsova/index.html

Geometry Vocabulary Name:_____________

Date:______________

Session Two (40 minutes)

Using information gathered on the Internet Students will use paint tools to illustrate the geometry vocabulary words.

Extensions:

Let students playing this MATHO game:
http://aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/games/geomatho

Homework:

Find an objects in the home that are made up of geometrical shapes. Make a list of the items and the geometric shape that they represent.

Evaluation:

Score the students' work on a 100 point scale. Each illustration of the vocabulary words is worth 10 points.

Student Work Samples:

Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4