Brief Description

Prior to this lesson students will have studied the properties of geometric shapes, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional. After reviewing geometric shapes with students through the use of websites and models, students will pick one geometric shape for this project. Using the draw tools in Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint, students will draw the geometric shape they have picked. This lesson should take three to four hours in the computer lab depending on the student’s grade level.

Students will then use the digital camera to take a picture(s) of an object(s) on our campus that has the same geometric shape as their drawing.

Finally, students will import this image into a Word or PowerPoint document and write a description of both the geometric shape that they drew and the digital picture of an object that represents this shape. This description will justify their choice of objects in their digital pictures by identifying the characteristics that they have in common.

Standards and Frameworks

Technology Standards

• 1T-E2. Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated operation of technology components
• 3T-E1. Use formatting capabilities of technology tools for communicating and illustrating

• 4M-E1. Visualize and draw two- and three-dimensional geometric figures with special attention to analyzing and reasoning informally about their properties (e.g., parallelism, perpendicularity and congruence)

Academic

• Students will identify two-dimensional shapes by name and attribute.
• Students will draw two-dimensional shapes.
• Students will identify three-dimensional shapes by name and/or attribute.
• Students will draw three-dimensional shapes.
• Students will justify their choice of digital pictures.

• Students will use a digital camera.
• Students will retrieve a digital image from a disk.
• Students will import a digital image into a Word or PowerPoint document.
• Students will use draw tools.

• Basic computer skills
• Basic understanding of saving and opening documents
• Understanding of the basics of Microsoft Word and/or PowerPoint
• Basic skills required to use a digital camera
• Basic skills required to navigate the Internet

• Digital Camera
• Computer with access to the Internet
• Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint
• Models of geometric shapes (if needed)
• Floppy disks for digital camera (if needed)

REACH (Gifted Students) – After students complete the original assignment they may work on one or more additional geometric shapes. These students may created additional slides in PowerPoint or additional pages in Microsoft Word. Students may also explore the 3D toolbar that is a part of the draw toolbar.

SEI (Sheltered English Immersion)  and Learning Disabilities – students may be paired with another student to help with writing descriptions of geometric shapes. Assessment will be based more on the visual aspects of this assignment, specifically the drawing of the geometric shape and the choice of the digital photo.

ADHD/ADD – break down the task into small parts. Have directions for using draw tools and digital images written down for students to reference.

Procedures

Day 1 – Draw Tools
This lesson should take approximately one hour in the computer lab.

• Introduce lesson to students. Explain that they will be drawing geometric shapes using the draw tools found in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.
• Discuss geometric shapes, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional.
• Have students go to websites to reinforce their knowledge about geometric shapes. Two sites that teach about geometric shapes are listed below:
1. http://marcopolo.worldcom.com/index.aspx - at this site go to the Illuminations link and find the lesson titled “Exploring Geometric Solids and Their Properties” Part Two – Study the Shapes. (Or you may go directly to the lesson at: http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/3-5/GeometricSolids/GeoSolids2.html)
2. www.coxednet.org  - if you have access to this sever, go to the link on the desktop titled “Visual Plane Geometry”.
• Demonstrate how to use the draw tools in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.
• First, make sure that the draw toolbar is visible on the desktop. If toolbar is not visible follow these steps:
1. Go to the View menu and select Toolbars.
2. Slide across and select Drawing.
3. The Draw Toolbar will appear on your screen. It usually appears at the bottom of your screen.
• An easy way to draw a geometric shape is to go to AutoShapes on the Draw Toolbar, slide up to Basic Shapes and then slide over to the shape that you want to draw. Demonstrate how, if you hover on a shape, the name of the shape will pop up in a small text box telling the student what the shape is and what the correct spelling is for the selected shape.
• Have students practice drawing geometric shapes in either Word or PowerPoint.
• To label a shape or to write a description, students should go to the Insert Menu and select Text Box. This allows them to draw a text box in their document into which they may type labels or descriptions. Some versions of Word have a tool in the draw toolbar to create text boxes.
• Students do not need to save their documents today because they will be working with other students during day 2.

• Student should be teamed up to work with one or two other students.
• Students should decide on one geometric shape that they want to work with during this lesson.
1. Students should have a basic understanding of how to use the digital camera. Demonstrate the basics of taking pictures and explain rules about using cameras. For example, students should always have the strap around their neck so the camera doesn’t get dropped.
2. Demonstrate how to safely insert and remove a floppy disk from the camera.
Note: It is a good idea to have a floppy disk for each team of students to use.
• Explain to students that they will be looking for objects in the classroom, or somewhere else at school, that has the same shape as the geometric shape they have chosen.
• During this session, in the computer lab, students will either be taking pictures with the digital camera or creating a presentation with a drawing of their geometric shape.
• Students may choose to draw more than one geometric shape. If they are working with more than one shape, they will need to take a picture, with the digital camera, for each shape.
• Students should create a text box close to their drawing(s) that name the geometric shape(s) and list the attributes.

• Demonstrate how to import a digital image from the disk into the students’ documents that they created during the previous lesson.
• Demonstrate how to move and resize the image using the picture toolbar.
• Students will import their digital images and place them close to the drawing of the geometric shape that matches the picture.
• Explain to students that they will need to justify their choice of digital pictures by creating a text box close to their digital image and writing about the attributes that the drawing and image have in common.
• Demonstrate how students may add color to their projects using “Fill Color”, “Line Color”, and “Font Color” in the draw toolbar.
• Students may also want to use the 3-D menu in draw toolbar. This will allow them to create 3-D objects. Using the 3-D settings in this menu, they may enlarge, rotate, and change the color or their drawing.

• Students that created their documents in Microsoft Word may print their projects or share them in the classroom using the projector connected to the computer.
• Students that created PowerPoint documents may share their work using the classroom computer projector.

• Students will be assessed using the a rubric which rates the following:
• Drawing of geometric shape and labeling drawing with correct name.
• Correct listing of shape’s attributes.
• Justification of student’s choice of digital image- writing about the attributes that the drawing and image have in common.
• Use of technology. This includes use drawing tools and a digital camera.