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The purpose of this geometric shapes webquest is to teach grade 7 students about the properties of geometric shapes and how to make and recognize them in the real world. This is a group project so students will be practicing working together with others, but there are also individual tasks for each student so that the work does not all fall into the hands of one student. The specific standard is: Students will compare, contrast, and/or classify geometric shapes by the common attributes of position, shape, size, number of sides, and number of corners. Subject: Geometry Grade:7 Name: Tilan, Everlasting Joy S. Olivo, Keychelle Joy |
Introduction
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Squares, rectangles, circles, ovals and triangles are only a few of many geometric shapes which exist in our world today. Although you may be familiar with these shapes already there are others like hexagons and pentagons which may not be as familiar to you. These geometric shapes can be 2 or 3 dimensional and are found all around us in our daily lives. To learn more about these shapes and be able to recognize and create them, our class will be performing this geometric shapes webquest for the next week. Let's get started!
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Task
The class will be divided into groups which will each be assigned a different geometric shape to explore and create. There will be specific responsibilities assigned to each member of the group, which they will bring together to create a presentation. The information gathered by each group will then be shared with the class by giving a presentation about their geometric shape. After the presentations there will be an assessment of what the students have learned from their classmates.
Process
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Step 1: First, the class will be divided into seven groups of three members each. The teacher should be responsible for forming these seven groups, and if there are more students then more groups will be formed accordingly.
Step 2: Each group will choose a geometric shape to research, identify and create. The different shapes to choose from are: square, rectangle, circle, oval, triangle, pentagon, and hexagon. If there are more than seven groups, some groups may choose the same geometric shape.
Step 3: Each group will assign each member a different position. The positions include the researcher, the identifier, and the creator. Each position will have specific responsibilities to contribute to their group.
Step 4: Each member will individually complete their part of the project. Links to web resources can be found below the job descriptions to assist with this part of the webquest. Position repsonsibilities include:
RESEARCHER: The job of the researcher is to look up information about their group's geometric shape. This information should include how many sides as well as how many corners the shape has, along with any other information the student feels is important or interesting.
IDENTIFIER: The job of the identifier is to find objects in real life and identify them as a certain shape. The identifier must find at least three examples of their geometric shape which they can physically bring in to present to the class.
CREATOR: The job of the creator is to make different objects which represent various geometrical shapes. Each creator must make at least three examples of there geometric shape. The creator can make a 2-D form of their shape by drawing a picture as one of their examples, but at least two 3-D examples must be created. 3-D shapes may be created using paper, clay, or any other materials.
The following websites may be used as resources to help you perform this webquest:
This website allows students to practice drawing and creating geometric shapes. This link will help those students who have a triangle, square or hexagon as their geometric shape.
This website is an interactive story teaching about the properties of several geometric shapes. This link will help those students who have a triangle, square, rectangle or pentagon as their geometric shape.
This website gives descriptions and pictures of various geometric shapes. This link will help all students with all geometric shapes.
This website includes worksheets which the student can fill out to learn about geometric shapes. This link will help those students who have either a triangle, square, rectangle or circle as their geometric shape.
This website provides pictures and descriptions of geometric shape properties. This link will help students with squares, triangles, pentagons and hexagons.
This website provides links to pictures of specific geometric shapes. This link will help all students with all geometric shapes.
This website is another interactive tool which allows students to practice creating their own geometric shapes. This link will help all students with all geometric shapes.
This website is a game which students can play to reinforce what they have learned about their geometric shape. This link will help students with squares, triangles, circles, hexagons, ovals andrectangles.
Step 5: The group members will bring all of their information together to make a presentation for the class. The researcher will first tell the class about their geometric shape. The identifier will then show the class their examples of their geometric shape which they have found. Lastly, the creator will present their geometric shape creations to the class, giving a breif explanation of how they made it.
Step 6: After all of the groups have presented, there will be a small quiz on the information learned. The teacher will hold up the different examples of geometric shapes and have the class identify what shapes they are. They will also answer questions about the number of sides and corners of the shapes which the researcher presented. This will simply be a classroom discussion, not a written or graded assessment. |
Evaluation
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Attached below is the rubric which will be used to evaluate your performance of this geometric shapes web quest. Even though there are individual tasks for each group member, this is a group project and your group will be grade as a whole, so it is up to you to make sure your group members are doing their part.
The five following criteria will be the areas which you are graded on: 1. Individual Task 2. Presentation 3. Creativity 4. Content Knowledge 5. Organization |
Conclusion
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As students you all have done an excellent job exploring and learning about geometric shapes. Through this activity you have learned all about squares, rectangles, circles, ovals, triangles, hexagons and pentagons. Not only have you learned the properties of these geometric shapes and how to identify them in the real world, but you have also learned how to use the internet and technology as a resource for obtaining information. Through your individual work and collaboration with your teammates you have successfully completed this webquest and taught new information to your classmates. I hope you had fun performing this webquest and can use your newly learned knowledge about geometric shapes during your daily life!
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