Introduction
My web quest is going to be about polygons. A curve that consists of a union of finitely many line segments is called a polygonal curve. A polygon is a simple closed polygonal curve.
Task
You must work individually on this exploration. The final result of this exploration is being able to tell what polygons are, name different polygons, and draw polygons on your own.
Process
The material you will need for this web quest will be
A Poster Board
Crayons/Markers
Answer Five Questions Given
First visit the website (Math Is Fun) at
www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/polygons.html Look
over this website and answer the following questions
True or False
1.) A polygon is a plane shape with straight sides
2.) Polygons are 2-dimensional shapes. They are made
of straight lines, and the shape is "closed" (all the lines connect up)
3.) A simple polygon has only one boundary, and it doesn't cross over itself.
4.) A complex polygon intersects itself! Many rules about polygons don't work when it is complex.
5.) A convex polygon has no angles pointing inwards. More precisely, no internal angles can be more than 180°.
6.) There are any internal angles greater than 180° then it is concave. (Think: concave has a "cave" in it).
Second visit the website (Math Cats) at www.mathcats.com/explore/polygons.html Then click on (Go To Polygon Playground) and play with the shapes. This will prepare you for the last step of this web quest.
Finally, you will create your own polygon shapes on the poster board. I want you to pick polygon shapes to draw using markers or crayons. Put the name of the shape above the shape and the number of sides below the shape. Please make your poster as colorful and creative as possible.
HAVE FUN!!!!!
Evaluation
Cadets were asked to visit the (Math Is Fun) website and answer six questions. Then they were asked to visit the (Math Cats) website and play in the polygon playground. Last they were asked to create their own polygon shapes on a poster board.
Rubic
|
Everything is completed (Questions and Poster) |
4- Both Completed
|
3- Poster Completed |
2-1 Questions Completed |
0- None Completed |
|
Questions |
4- All Questions Completed and All Questions Correct |
3- All Questions Completed and Most Questions Correct |
2-1 Some Questions Completed and Some Questions Correct |
0- No Questions Completed |
|
Poster Board (Drawing Shapes) |
4- Drew All Six Shapes, Named Shapes, and Numbered How Many Sides |
3- Drew All Six Shapes and Named Shapes |
2-1 Drew All Six Shapes |
0-Nothing Co |
Conclusion
Everyone has worked very hard on their projects and has shown that everyone does have a creative side. With math skills learned you have demonstrated that you can create your own polygon shapes.
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
Credits
The cadets will be able to tell what polygons are, name different polygons, and draw
polygons on your own. I want cadets to be able to use the websites
I listed to learn about polygons, while having fun. Be sure to visit
the sites ahead of your cadetss to make sure that they are all
appropriate for your school and your cadets.
