Welcome: Geometry in the World Around Us

Description: This project is all about how geometry can be found in the
world around us. It is designed for students to use the web in order to find
images in art, architecture, nature, and beyond. The students will then
show how the images they have chosen relate to certain geometric
concepts.

Geometric concepts are used all over the world in architecture, art, nature, and
beyond. It is evident, that these artists and architects have used geometric properties
to inspire and enrich their works of art.
Over the years, all of this work has been captured in photographs and images. These
photographs and images are then placed on the web for everyone to see. It is your job
to use the web, and search all over the world, for examples of these works of art. The
photos or images you choose must highlight eight geometric concepts.
Finally, you will present all of your findings to the class using a PowerPoint
presentation.
Now take a trip around the world, be creative, and experience how geometry is used
in the world around us.

Your mission - Use the web to explore the world, and find how geometric
properties are used throughout architecture, art, nature, and beyond. There are
so many ways to relate geometry to the world around us. Finding these
relationships is only limited by your imagination.

This task is divided into three basic parts. First, you must find eight images that
illustrate geometric properties. Whether it is a work of art, an
architectural structure, or a natural wonder, there are many images that can be
found to illustrate these geometric concepts. The second part will be to analyze all
eight images and discuss the different geometric relationships found in each image.
Finally, you will create a visual using PowerPoint in order to show your findings to
the class.

PART ONE: Finding the Images

You will work to find eight separate images in art architecture, and nature on the
Web. Some part of the eight images must display the following geometric
relationships:
1.) Find three different quadrilaterals such as rectangles, squares, trapezoids,
parallelograms, or rhombuses in the same image. Then, compare the relationships
between each quadrilateral.
2.) Find a cylinder and a cone in the same image and compare the volume formulas
for both shapes.
3.) Find an example of two parallel lines cut by a third line, (but not at a right
angle), and show that the alternate interior angles are congruent.
4.) Find an example that includes an acute, obtuse, and right triangle, and
demonstrate the difference between these three types of triangles.
5.) Find a circle and show how the circumference of that circle is found.
6.) Find a regular polygon with more than four sides, (for example a pentagon
which has five sides). Find the area formula for whatever regular polygon you
choose.
7.) Your choice - You choose any image that displays a geometric relationship.
Explain why you chose that picture, and the geometric relationship present in the
image.
8.) Your choice - You choose any other image that displays a geometric relationship.
Explain why you chose that picture, and the geometric relationship present in the

image.
*NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR, VISIT THE SITES BELOW
TO FIND EIGHT IMAGES THAT CONTAIN THE GEOMETRIC
RELATIONSHIPS WRITTEN ABOVE.*
SITES FOR IMAGES:
1.) American Architecture
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/
2.) Paris Architecture
http://www.blachford.info/gallery/paris_architecture1.html
3.) Renaissance and Baroque Architecture
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/arh102/index.html
4.) Digital Imaging Project
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/
5.) The Great Buildings Collection
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings.html
6.) Inspirational Images
http://www.inspirationalphotoimages.com/pages/alpha_title.html
7.) Edenpics - Nature Wallpaper & Nature Pics
http://www.edenpics.com/index.phtml?l=en&m=g
8.) Drama in Nature
http://www.dramainnature.com/portfolio_of_g_arnell_williams.htm

PART TWO: Analyzing the Images You Have Found

Now that you have found all eight images, take a closer look at those pictures.
For all eight pictures, analyze the geometric relationship that is present. The
evidence that you provide will verify that the geometric relationship is in fact
present.
For example, say you find an image of a castle. The structure of the castle
contains a viewable cone and cylinder. Therefore, this castle meets the requirements
for relationship two in the images portion. Furthermore, this relationship states "to
compare the volume formulas for the cone and cylinder." So, to analyze this

statement, the pair of students must find the volume formulas for the cone and
cylinder and discuss any differences found.

*IN ORDER TO ANALYZE THE IMAGES, THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES MAY

BE HELPFUL. ANY TERMS OR FORMULAS THAT ONE MAY NOT KNOW
WILL MOST LIKELY BE FOUND ON ONE OF THESE WEBSITES.*
GEOMETRY SITES:
1.) Geometry Terms
http://www.mathleague.com/help/geometry/geometry.htm

2.) Math.com - The World of Math Online

http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/Geometry.html

3.) Zona Land - The Geometry Section

http://id.mind.net/~zona/mmts/geometrySection/geometrySection.html

4.) Tim's Triangle Page

http://sakharov.net/triangle.html

5.) Geometry Glossary

http://library.thinkquest.org/2647/geometry/glossary.htm

6.) Geometry Words

http://www.math.okstate.edu/~rpsc/dict/Dictionary.html

7.) Mathwords.com - Index for Geometry

http://www.mathwords.com/index_geometry.htm

PART THREE: The PowerPoint Presentation

1.) Create an appropriate title slide with the group member's names, a creative title,
and today's date.
2.) Use a background and font that people will easily be able to read from during a
presentation.
3.) The total presentation should be at least ten slides.
4.) On the following eight slides, each image will be inserted on its own separate
slide. The name of the building, or image must be located on the slide.

5.) On the corresponding slides, insert relevant information about the picture. Write
which relationship that image fulfills, and where the relationship is present in the
image.
6.) On the tenth, and final slide write a conclusion. Sum up what you have learned
from this project. How did you go about finding your picture? Did you like this
project? Do you have any other suggestions for the project in the future?

WITH YOUR PARTNERS, WE WILL THEN PRESENT THESE

POWERPOINTS AND ALL OF THAT GROUPS FINDINGS TO THE CLASS.

Evaluation Rubric
Beginning 1

Developing 2 Very Good 3

Exemplary 4 Score

Images with
Evident
Geometric
Relationships

Have at least
two pictures
with identified
geometric
relationships
for those
photos.

Have at least
Have at least six Have all eight %25
four pictures
pictures with
pictures with
with identified identified
identified
geometric
geometric
geometric
relationships for relationships for relationships
those photos.
those photos.
for each photo.

Quantity of
Analysis

Analyze the
geometric
relationship
present in at
least two
photos.

Analyze the
geometric
relationship
present in at
least four
photos.

Quality of
Analysis

Analysis fails to Analysis

support the
supports the
geometric
geometric
relationship
relationship

Analyze the
geometric
relationship
present in at
least six photos.

Analyze the
geometric
relationship
present in all
eight phots.

%25

Analysis
supports the
geometric
relationship

Analysis
supports the
geometric
relationship

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present with
mathematical
evidence.

PowerPoint
Presentation

present with
present with
mathematical mathematical
evidence;
evidence;
however, several however, some
errors are
errors are
present.
present.

Have a title
All of the
All of the
slide with
previous, in
previous, in
background
addition to eight addition to
and legible
slides
including the
font, along with containing the name and
a summary
photos you have location of each
slide.
chosen on each photo on all
slide.
slides.

present with
mathematical
evidence. There
are no errors
present.

All of the
previous, in
addition to
geometric
relationships
given and
explained for
each
photograph.

%25