Transcript My Honors Project

My Honors Project
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• Speak to your instructor.
Before you begin this activity, have a conversation
with your instructor about how you plan to
approach it.
My teacher thought the following ideas I had were
exceptional:
• Choose an object from your environment from
which you will make a scaled down replica.
The object you choose must be a composite figure,
meaning a figure composed of more than one
geometrical shape. In other words, you cannot
simply choose a triangle or rectangle. You must
choose something like a car, an object that is made
of many different geometrical figures.
• Make a construction of your object on a piece of
paper, using a compass and straightedge.
• Make a note of any transformations (translations,
reflections, rotations, or dilations) that occur in the
construction.
Measure the object you have chosen.
• Determine the ratio between the object and your
replica or model.
Keep a record of all mathematical calculations used
throughout your process. You will need to submit
these to your instructor.
List the materials from which you will
make your model.
• Record the construction of your model using either
a digital camera or video camera.
You must record the following:
– original object
– materials
– various images of model being created
– completed model
• Write a proof demonstrating how your model is
similar to the object you chose.
Using complete sentences, answer
each of the following questions:
– What object did you choose to make a model of
and why?
– How did you determine the appropriate
dimensions between the object and its model?
– What steps did you take to create your model? Be
sure to include all mathematical calculations.
– What challenges, if any, did you experience during
this process?
– What geometric principles, properties, postulates,
or theorems did you use to make your model?
– What did you think of this activity?