Wrapping Our Heads Around Geometry

Here is our success criteria, there will be a test on Friday September 26, based on this. We haven't touched 3D shapes at all as yet, we'll use Monday - Wednesday for this. It essentially involves applying what they have been doing so far using different terminology.

Here are some samples of students' work:
Students were asked to list as many properties as they could.

Students had to do the sorting activity on their own, then we displayed the answers here.

 They had to create a shape then name the order of rotational symmetry.

Sort triangles by properties they choose.

Students were given 14 shapes. They had to decide on what properties to use label the venn diagram and choose 4 of the shapes and place them so that only one fits both categories.

This last one is a work in progress. Students are working on describing the relationships between the different sets of quadrilaterals based on their shape properties. In their notebooks, students should be making statements like these: If a quadrilateral is a shape with four sides, then all the shapes should be grouped under "quadrilaterals". If a rectangle is a shape with all right angles and opposite sides congruent and parallel then squares can be grouped under "rectangles". This writing piece was not finished in class and should be done for homework.