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The year is 2099 and your group of excavators must “dig up” any important
information about POLYGONS. This essential information has been buried
by a natural disaster called the POLYGONGUS hurricane.
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The future of all geometric needs relies on your team of experts. Scientists
mathematicians, architects and many more require your skills to further their
knowledge
And keep the world
evolving.
GOOD LUCK !
Excavators must work in groups of four. Each person will have a specific task as part of the
excavating team. The group members’ specific strengths will be utilized for each individual task.
Adhere to the table below for job requirements. “DIG” as hard as you can until you find your
objective for the mission.
Excavator
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Mission
#1
Team Leader
#2
Research Parallel Sides
#3
Research Vertices
#4
Research Angle Sums
All excavators must report their findings back to
the team leader. The leader will start organizing
the geometrical information into a PowerPoint
presentation that the world will be briefed on.
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The Team leader (excavator 1) will decide what are the most frequent
polygons that the world uses on a daily basis. The group will narrow it down
to the five most important geometrical polygons. The team leader is also
required to determine perimeter and area of the polygons that are chosen.
Excavator #2 will research the topic “parallel sides”. This team
member might discover what parallel lines are, which polygons have
parallel sides and what parallel sides mean to architects.
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Excavator #3 will research the topic “vertices”. This team
member may uncover the truth about finding missing vertices in
given polygons. Will they find that certain polygons have the
same degree amounts? Excavator 3 must also find any
algorithms that will help find missing angles.
Excavator #4 will research the topic “angle sums”. This team
member must research possible ways to find the total angle
sums of the 5 polygons that the group chooses.
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Here is the rubric of how the excavators will be evaluated after their journey.
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Research Completed
on time
Information Relevant
Neatness of Report
Researched all 5 shapes
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Cooperation in group
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Everything Perfect
Process 5=
4= one or two minor mistakes
Evaluation 3= three to five errors that should be fixed
Many, many mistakes (come see me for help)
Conclusion 2=
1= Minimal effort showed
Credits 0= Incomplete
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presentation rubric
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Congratulations, you and your group of excavators dug up the most important
information about POLYGONS. This essential information has been saved by
you and your colleagues. The wrath of the POLYGONGUS hurricane has not
ruined your world.
Introduction Your team of experts including scientists, mathematicians, architects have ke
the world evolving.
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Thank You !
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Thanks to Mr. Michalczyk and Mr. Jost for making this
experience possible. E-mail [email protected] with any
questions.
This project can be used as a non-profit educational tool.
It can be edited on your own as long as the proper people
are accredited with the idea and creation of it.
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Objectives: The class will use a teacher made WebQuest to
discover important information about geometric polygons. Students
will work in groups of four to create a Geometric presentation at the
end of their research. The class will display a PowerPoint
presentation in front of their peers.
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The project works best with four people. It can work with
more if the tasks are split up. This will work if one task
becomes too overwhelming for someone.
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Each team must complete their individual mission.
This includes researching their specific topic on all FIVE
polygons chosen by the group. Each excavator will also
be responsible for relaying that information to the team
leader within one week.
The leader is responsible of organizing all material
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is collected. The leader also is the hands-on
creator of the PowerPoint presentation with the aid of
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other members. All members must also present part
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of the final PowerPoint presentation to the class. The
Evaluation presentation will have pictures, color and animation.
Conclusion The group will have a grade as a whole, along with
each team member being graded for their specific topic.
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General Polygons & Geometry sites
http://mathforum.org/sketchpad/littleones/#tridegrees
http://mathforum.org/sketchpad/littleones/#quaddegree
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
http://www.webmath.com/index5.html
http://mathforum.org/sketchpad/littleones/#guess
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Classify Triangles and Quadrilaterals (2.9.5 b)
ANGLES IN A TRIANGLE, RIGHT TRIANGLES
Education World ® Lesson Planning Triangles Are Not Bad!
http--www.educationworld.com-a_lesson-worksheets-TRIANGLES CLASSIFYING
Lesson Exchange Quadrilaterals! (Elementary, Mathematics)
Math Magic - Squares And Rectangles
Math Magic - Triangles
Polygons - Quadrilaterals - First Glance
Polygons - Triangles - First Glance
Quadrilateral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quadrilaterals
Similar Triangles movie
The Quadrilateral Family
Geometric Definitions (Standard 2.9.5a)
Angle and Parallel Lines
Basic Terms Geometry
Congruent Figures and Triangles
Figures and polygons LIST
Funbrain.com Shape Surveyor Geometry Game
Hidden Polygon Activity
Lesson Exchange Geo-Mat (Elementary, Mathematics)
Lesson Exchange Polygon Mobiles (Middle, Mathematics)
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Digging
Here is the rubric of how the excavators will be evaluated after their journey.
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PRESENATION
was on time
Spoke Loud
Organization of Material
Presented all 5 shapes
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Pictures, Various
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Colors, Animation
Everything Perfect
Process 5=
4= one or two minor mistakes
Evaluation 3= three to five errors that should be fixed
Many, many mistakes (come see me for help)
Conclusion 2=
1= Minimal effort showed
Credits 0= Incomplete
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