Real Life Examples of Geometry

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The number of terms that students are expected to learn in geometry is a little crazy.  We counted 30 different new vocabulary words at the end of four days of instruction.  So I checked out an iPad cart and decided to have the students find real life examples of geometry in the world around them. After introducing the symbols, and describing each term’s features…they solidified their understanding of each new word with photos. (We pulled out some of the trickier ones from our minds as well.)

We recorded the findings on a giant chart!

Real Life Examples of Geometry Terms
Students captured real life examples of: point, line segment, line, ray, intersecting lines, perpendicular lines, and parallel lines with iPads.

It was both motivating and fun to use technology, as well as promote math talk in the classroom.

38 responses to “Real Life Examples of Geometry”

  1. this is so helpful thanks guys!! 🙂

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    1. anytime Brooke 😉

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  2. this helped so much! thanks you guys;)

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  3. Thank you! 🙂

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    1. Really ….. Sooo helpful

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  4. thanks for so many ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. thanks for the ideas

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  6. thanks alot~ ❤ this helped a lot. 😀 ~ :3

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  7. thanku for this…it helped me in my project äpplication n uses of lines in daily life “”

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  8. This is a wonderful idea!
    Generally the only technology I use for math is a game or two like these Math Games or Math Blaster. Your idea is infinitely better. Thanks very much!

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  9. this is so wanderful topic in math

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  10. vikascool22102000@gmail.com Avatar
    vikascool22102000@gmail.com

    super

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  11. sean kirste dagatay Avatar
    sean kirste dagatay

    thanks for giving me more idea about geometry

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  12. Reblogged this on Beyond the Standards in B109 and commented:
    Awesome ideas and strategies!!!

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  13. thank you guys it helps me so much for my homework and explanation

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  14. thank you all so much if wasn’t for god and u all i would of fail my project and again i thank you

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  15. real ray guys

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  16. very helpful, thanks so much!

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  17. With what age/ grade did you use this?

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    1. Beyond Traditional Math Avatar
      Beyond Traditional Math

      It was grade 3 students!

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  18. thank you…

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  19. wow it inspire me alot

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  20. This is really helpful thank you

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  21. Thank you. I studied my test with this!

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  22. thanks for guiding me

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  23. This website helped me in my project.

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  24. Wow! I cant even think of one! Thank you!

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  25. […] I found this photo on another site related to math, so if you want to check it out, click here. […]

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  27. thank u this is a nice website

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  28. This website is really nice

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  29. Elouise Amante Avatar
    Elouise Amante

    Do you know any objects that are both a line segment and ray?

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  30. Actually i dont know if right but i hope it helps me thanks

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  31. […] I love to be sneaky with using vocabulary in the classroom. One of the ways that I like to embed it is through game playing. For example, instead of using two color counters, we pull out the pattern blocks. Instead of saying “I want blue!”, I tell the students that I would like them to sound more like a fancy mathematician. Instead you must say, “I would like to play with the trapezoid, please.” It causes a laugh with the kids, but even better it starts to get them to use those words more regularly and with purpose. Plus they love to say the word trapezoid! There is a nice benefit to getting these words in their mind early, they’ll start to connect that vocabulary to real world examples of lines, points, segments and other geometry terms. […]

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