Process

 

  1. The mysterious part of this investigation is the strange names for shapes that are actually fairly common.  So, you need to find out what these names are referring to in order to start your project.  Besides an ordinary dictionary, encyclopedia, or math book, these websites will be helpful in your investigation:

http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math_advantage/glossary_preview.html

 

http://www.allmath.com/glossary.php

 

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/longshape3d.html

 

http://mathforum.org/workshops/sum98/participants/sanders/Geom3D.html

 
  1. When you have an understanding of what the shapes look like, gather as many pictures as you can find in magazines, catalogs, and coloring books, or take pictures with a camera, or draw pictures of objects, cut out and glue onto a poster board that you have labeled with each shapes name.  You can use pictures from the following resources to help you.

     

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egyptjournal/photogalleries/pyramid/

http://www.pics4learning.com/?search=cat&query=Architecture_Buildings

 

http://www.pics4learning.com/details.php?img=prism01.jpg

 

http://www.pics4learning.com/?view=sub&cat=Objects

 

http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Architecture