5th+Grade+Geometry+Unit

__5th Grade Geometry Unit __


 * __ Objective: __** To familiarize students with solid (3-D) objects, including cubes, spheres, prisms, pyramids and cones.

Throughout the unit, students will write reflections of lessons and projects on Edmodo and create a wiki. Students will use a wiki as a way of organizing information and presenting their creations to the class.

__** Day 1: **__

Teacher will present background information on plane and solid figures. Different 2-D and 3-D shapes will be presented. Students will be provided with definitions and visuals of each of the 3-dimensional shapes. Students will be presented with interactive activities on the Smartboard.

__** Day 2: **__

Divide class into groups of 3 students. Each group gets a variety of 3-dimensional shapes. Students will count the edges, sides and vertices of each shape and draw conclusions about the relationships of those features. Using the school laptops, students will use TWIDDLA to draw 3-dimensional objects. They can buddy check their drawings with the student sitting next to them.

**__ Day 3: __**

Have students go on a scavenger hunt around the school to find more examples of those three dimensional objects. Students will use digital cameras to take photographs of those objects. When students get back to the classroom, they will reflect on EdModo about the scavenger hunt; what they found and the features of of the different shapes. They will print out the pictures and share their findings with the class.



__** Day 4: **__ Using marshmallows and toothpicks, students will build 3-dimensional figures through inquiry. Their figure needs to sit on its own and be an accurate representation of the shape. When students have completed 5 figures, they will take pictures of each of the figures and post them on their wiki. They will then log on to EdModo and reflect on their building process.



__** Day 5: **__ Using a teacher video demonstration, students will fold and manipulate “NETS” to create 3-dimensional shapes. Each person in the group will select one of their shapes to use in the PhotoStory for the culminating project.

**__ Net Demonstrations __** __ Cube __ media type="file" key="Cube - Net Demo.m4v" width="300" height="300" align="center"

__ Rectangular Prism __ media type="file" key="Rectangular Prism - Net Demo.m4v" align="center" width="300" height="300"

__** Days 6 & 7 **__ Students will work in their groups to produce a PhotoStory with their 3-dimensional solids. Using a digital camera, students will take photos and create a story from the photos. The PhotoStory will be posted on the wiki and shared with the class during a Geometry Celebration.

__**Project: **__ Students will be separated into groups. They will create a wiki page, describing the attributes of their shapes and uploading photos that they captured earlier in the week. In their groups, students will use the 3-dimensional “NET” figures to produce a PhotoStory. PhotoStories must be original and include a story line. The “NET” figures must represent a person or an object (LCI philosophy) and should be used throughout the story. They will then upload that PhotoStory to their wiki. __** Day 8: **__ Students will share their wikis and skits with the class. The students will use EdModo to give positive feedback to each of the groups.