Solving problems in shape and space

Skill Activities

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Costing the Job
Students take measurements from scaled elevations of a house to find the wall area to be painted and then work out the cost. Teacher notes included. (N.B. 'How much will it cost?' is an easier version.)

Student Information (application/msword, 138 KB) (application/pdf, 93 KB)

Crop circle Geometry
After sketching and describing crop circles found on websites, students construct a geometrical design, describe symmetries and transformations then produce their own designs. Teacher notes included.

Student Information: (application/msword, 306 KB) (application/pdf, 216 KB)

Errors
Powerpoint presentation showing errors in measurements and how errors accumulate in calculations involving measurements. Accompanying notes and worksheets. Teacher notes included.

Powerpoint presentation (application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, 148 KB) Student Information (application/msword, 219 KB) (application/pdf, 97 KB)

Make your own shapes in Word
Activity that shows students how to draw their own shapes in Word, with and without gridlines. Teacher notes included.

Student Information (application/msword, 486 KB) (application/pdf, 190 KB)

Pentagon
Instructions for constructing a regular pentagon. Can be used as an extension to Crop Circle Geometry.

Student Information: (application/msword, 52 KB) (application/pdf, 42 KB)

Pythagoras
Activity in which students consider alternative forms of Pythoagoras’ Theorem. Teacher Notes included.

Student Information: (application/msword, 69 KB) (application/pdf, 48 KB)
Powerpoint presentation (application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, 58 KB)

Suncatchers
Stained glass suncatchers for students to describe and design. Teacher Notes included.

Student Information (application/msword, 154 KB) (application/pdf, 91 KB)

Symmetry in Word
Students use the Rotate and Flip options in Word to draw symmetrical figures. Teacher notes included.

Student Information (application/msword, 0.8 MB) (application/pdf, 683 KB)

Tessellation Shapes
Collection of shapes to print on card and laminate.

Student Information (application/msword, 179 KB) (application/pdf, 65 KB)

Tessellations in Word
Activity that shows students how to draw tessellations in Word, with and without gridlines. Teacher notes included.

Student and Teacher Notes (application/msword, 0.8 MB) (application/pdf, 634 KB)

Victorian Tiles
Students look for geometrical shapes and symmetry in encaustic tile patterns then design a tessellation themselves. Teacher Notes included.

Student Information (application/msword, 129 KB) (application/pdf, 52 KB)