You will work in groups of 3 explorers. You will create a web of three dimentional shapes per group. Then, each explorer will have a specific mission. When you finish your mission, you will share your researched information with your team and you will make a report to present to the whole class.

Phase 1 - Background Information
Space figures are figures whose points do not all lie in the same plane. In this unit, we'll study the polyhedron, the cylinder, the cone, and the sphere.
Polyhedrons are space figures with flat surfaces, called faces, which are made of polygons. Prisms and pyramids are examples of polyhedrons.

Cylinders, cones, and spheres are not polyhedrons, because they have curved, not flat, surfaces. A cylinder has two parallel, congruent bases that are circles. A cone has one circular base and a vertex that is not on the base. A sphere is a space figure having all its points at an equal distance from the center point.

Phase 2 - Roles
These roles were chosen because each of you has been assigned a particular role with links and instructions below. Here are the general instructions for all of you. Please see your specific instructions and questions below.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. One member from each team will explore one of the roles below.

2. Focus what you've learned into one main opinion that answers the Big Quest(ion) or Task.

role, job or perspective #1:

You will search building structures that match with cylindes and prism shapes. You have to find at least 6 buldings.

Search the following links:

www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/the-pentagon.html
http://torre.duomo.pisa.it/index-eng.html
www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/architecture/colesseum.htm
www.nps.gov/line/
http://www.toptrip.cc/destination/spot/tibet_potalapalace.htm

role, job or perspective #2:

You will search building structures that match with pyramids and cones shapes. You have to find at least 6 buildings.

Search the following links:

http://www.destination360.com/tikal.htm
http://blog.hotelclub.com/pyramids-around-the-world/
www.ici.ro/romania/en/turism/hd huniarzi.html

role, job or perspective #3:

You will search building structures that match with spheres and figures with more than one shapes. You have to find at least 6 buildings.

Search the following links:

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Taj_Mahal.html
htpp://queens.about.com/cs/attractions/p/unisphere.htm
www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/v3613/himeji/tpage.htm
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=114095
http://lds.about.com/library/weekly/aa011102a.htm

Evaluation:

Explorers will make a chart that matches each three dimensional figure with a real-world example.
Have explorers write a brief definition of each of the solids in this lesson.
Scoring Rubric

Level 3: Explorer accomplishes the purpose of the task

Explorer give clear explanations, shows understanding of three-dimensional figures and their characteristics.
Explorer correctly identified and name the figures.

Level 2: Purpose of the task not fully achieved

Explorer demostrates satisfactory but limited understanding of three-dimentional figures and their characteristics.
Explorer incorrectly identified and named some of the figures.

Level 3:Purpose of the task not accomplished

Explorer shows little evidence of understanding of three-dimensional figures and their characteristics.
Explorer incorrectly identified the figures as two dimentional or as a incorrect figure.

Internet Resources:

Online:
www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/the-pentagon.html
http://torre.duomo.pisa.it/index-eng.html
www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/architecture/colesseum.htm
www.nps.gov/line/
http://www.toptrip.cc/destination/spot/tibet_potalapalace.htm
http://www.destination360.com/tikal.htm
http://blog.hotelclub.com/pyramids-around-the-world/
www.ici.ro/romania/en/turism/hd huniarzi.html
www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/v3613/himeji/tpage.htm
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=114095
http://lds.about.com/library/weekly/aa011102a.htm

Classroom Resources:

Pre-Algebra Teacher edition
Manipulatives shapes

Phase 3 - Reaching Consensus
EXPLORERS....you finished your mission and now discuss why it is important to understand shapes. Furthermore, how would you apply what you have learned to real life?

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Conclusion

EXPLORERS....I hope you enjoy this web quest. This virtual field trip around the world can help you to look how others have included geometry in their architecture.

CONGRATULATIONS... Your mission is done!!!!!!!

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