Geometry in the World Around Us
Too often we “see” geometry only in the pages of a math book. This activity will require that
you find examples of geometry in the world around you and connect those examples to
definitions of geometry terms. You will discover the many geometric features of your school,
your home, your neighborhood, the mall, the grocery store, and many other places.
Assignment:
1. Prepare a notebook (I inch three ring binder) with a page for EACH of the geometric
terms listed.
2. Each page must include the following
a. The term and definition of the term at the top of the page
b. A picture from a magazine, newspaper, internet, or camera with the geometric
figure correctly identified and marked
Please keep the following in mind while working on your notebook:
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The geometric figure in the picture should not be too small
Your markings should be obvious and carefully made on each picture
Your pictures should be real life examples and not just drawings of the geometric shape
The geometric figure should be found within the picture, not just made by the borders
Each picture should be glued onto the page
Your notebook should have a cover page that includes the title of this assignment, your
name, and some type of illustration
intersecting lines
perpendicular lines
parallel lines
right angle
acute angle
obtuse angle
line
line segment
cylinder
hexagon
ray
regular polygon
isosceles triangle
scalene triangle
equilateral triangle
right triangle
acute triangle
obtuse triangle
cone
octagon
rectangle
square
rhombus
parallelogram
trapezoid
sphere
cube
rectangular prism
pentagon
symmetric figure