Process

 

 


  1. The mysterious part of this investigation is these strange names for shapes that are actually fairly common.  So, you need to find out what these names are referring to in order to start your project.  Besides an ordinary dictionary, encyclopedia, or math book, these websites will be helpful in your investigation:

http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math_advantage/glossary_preview.html  

http://www.allmath.com/glossary.php  

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/longshape3d.html  

http://mathforum.org/workshops/sum98/participants/sanders/Geom3D.html
 
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html

  1. When you have an understanding of what the shapes look like, gather as many pictures as you can find in magazines, catalogs, coloring books, and so forth to cut out and glue onto a poster board that you have labeled with each shapes name.  You can use pictures from the following resources to help you.  

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egyptjournal/photogalleries/pyramid/

http://www.pics4learning.com/?search=cat&query=Architecture_Buildings  

http://www.pics4learning.com/details.php?img=prism01.jpg  

http://www.pics4learning.com/?view=sub&cat=Objects  

http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Architecture

  1. Finally, choose one shape to design and construct a model of using the building from the materials your teacher has provided, and prepare a short report to your classmates explaining your posters and your model.  Be sure to check the evaluation rubric to see how your work will be evaluated.