Scott Said:

What are some good activities for students to do when learning about the different kinds of angles?

We Answered:

Have them find as many angles in the real world as they can one evening. Look for things in art, technology, architecture, school, clothes, etc. Divide the class into groups and see who can come up with the most. Remind them of things like traffic signs, roofs, bridges, simple machines and so on.
Make it a competition for 5 minutes or so. This will give them a chance to work together and competitively.

As the week progresses and you are introducing terms like acute, obtuse, right angle, 45 degrees, 90 degrees....have them draw pictures to remember the words (acute little angle and obese obtuse angle). This will allow those who are artsy kids to show off their skills. When you use words like supplemental and complementary use vitamins and handshakes.

Finally, as the most fun (if the kids can do so without making an absolute disaster of your room). Have the kids in groups of 4 bring in a cookie sheet and cookie dough (DO NOT HAVE THEM BRING A KNIFE TO SCHOOL!!!) GIve them the instructions for cutting the dough into different rectangles or squares and to create triangles or 'angles' from the bottom that are acute, obtuse, isosceles triangles, right triangles, and so on. If they do this the first 15-20 minutes or so of class, you can have a parent or two help you with the cafeteria staff and they can eat their work after they are cooked if the work is correct :)

Short story: use hands on learning and manipulatives. If cookie dough won't work, have them bring in Twizzlers or Fruit by the Foot and do the same thing. Have them create angles for you to show what they know. End of class they can eat what they've done ONLY if it is done correctly. They'll remember something different like that.

Use classical music, like Disney did with Beethoven in Fantasia 2000. Have them listen to a Sousa March and ask them whether they hear acute angles (high notes) or obtuse angles (low notes). Let them draw what they hear using only triangles.

Family portrait: Have them draw their house using only squares and triangles. Each person, pet, and thing must be made of straight lines (almost Picasso esque) they'll have to make choices about what size and shape to use for each thing. You'll learn alot about your students this way. For a real challenge, tell them they can only use triangles they cut out and glue onto construction paper!!!

Find a cool video for them about the history of geometry (there are some funny Disney ones). Tell them you know they are older but you wanted them to be spared a boring lecture and have a chill day and learn some history.

Get your music teacher to bring in 'triangles' of different sizes to show what happens to the change of size and shape. If you have access to somebody from your college who is actually a percussionist go there. There was a neat Jonas brothers episode where one of them became a triangle soloist in the orchestra.

Use humor. Enough suggestions for a start. Have fun!!!

Helen Said:

How would an FBI agent use geometry in their everyday activities?

We Answered:

to locate where the bullet entered from and locate a shooter...

at the bar after work shooting pool

to be able to calculate how a ballistic trajectory of a round fired down range, 1+ miles.. taking in to factor the wind, gravity and air density to put steal on target

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Jon Said:

What are at least 3 professions or activities that use Geometry.?

We Answered:

1) Structural engineers, who make detailed analyses based on the geometry of structures, such as bridges and skyscrapers and roller coaster rides

2) NASA, that plots trajectories around Earth and through space, requiring a sophisicated understanding of dynamic geometry

3) Automotive designers, that create 3D models of vehicles blending art with form, requiring use of CAD tools both for graphic rendering and production blueprints

4) Movie animation production facilities, working in a virtual world of computer models with mathematically defined motion which is based on geometry of curves and splines.

Rita Said:

Is it possible to get a full ride as of my grades and activities right now?

We Answered:

yes, but you need to start taking advanced courses instead of honors next year and also get some community service activities behind you asap..that really helps! You also need at least 2 years of a foreign language (but three years is better). GOOD LUCK!

The very best thing you can do is go to your guidance counselor and tell him/her that you want to graduate "highly distinguished" and she should get you on the right path. Now is the time before you get your schedule for next year...after your Freshmen year it is really too late to be able to fix this situation.

Maxine Said:

What happens when engaging activities learning does not transfer to test results?

We Answered:

I'm also an inncer-city teacher and I can relate to your concerns. Part of the problem is that the tests are supposedly designed to measure students' grasp of underlying concepts. But that's not what they actually measure. They are mostly word problems, so in the end they are primarily testing the students' verbal skills. A very bright math student who can manipulate numbers expertly, or a very slow student who can demonstrate understanding using manipulatives, will both fail a standardized test if they can't read and comprehend the test questions.

I've found that my urban students have a lot of trouble with word problems. One teaching strategy that I had some success with was teaching them how to "decode" test questions. In other words, I literally gave them lists of key terms in word problems and what they mean. So at the very least, they knew that if the question asked "how many more," they had to subtract. But I'm talking about 3rd graders here. I don't know how well that would apply to higher level math.

The bottom line is that if you want test results, you have to make some time to teach test prep. I would guess that your kids who can't sit still during the test are feeling really intimidated. Often, kids who are perfectly capable of doing the work just freeze up when they see a test. The only real way to combat this is to familiarize the kids with the test format. Help them to understand how the test is structured, and give them tools for attacking the questions that they CAN answer. It's important for the kids to understand that even if questions 1 and 2 look impossible, question 3 might be something you know. So don't get bogged down. It's stuff that seems intuitive to adults, but children who are not accustomed to feeling successful don't automatically have these "habits of mind," if you will.

I say, take some portion of the day or week to do test prep. Help the kids make the connection between the engaging, hands-on stuff and the test questions. It's really the only way to raise scores.