Geometric shapes and figures
by: Lucille Morris
Amite High School

Instructional Objectives: At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

(1) Identify geometric shapes and figures in the environment.
(2) Model geometric shapes and figures using hands on material.______________________________________________________________________________

Materials Needed for Lesson:
        •Transparencies
        •Paper: Loose Leaf and Graph
        •Pencils: Regular and Colored
        •Rulers
        •Flex - Straws
        •Handouts
        •Test: Pre and Post (Teacher Made)
Lesson Introduction:
        •Overview of the Lesson
        •Teaching Aid: Transparency (5 minutes)
        •Pre-Test (10 minutes)
Teaching the Lesson:
        •Review of Geometric Shapes (5 minutes)
        •Activity: Geometric Scavenger Hunt (20 minutes)
Lesson Activities:
        1.Discussion: Teacher and Students (5 minutes)
        2. Hands-on-Activities: Students Modeling With Flex-Straws (20 minutes)
        3. Activity: Students Will Graph Ordered Pairs Forming Geometric Shapes (10 minutes)
Evaluation: Post-Test (10 minutes)
Assignment: None
Lesson Closure: The Teacher Will Review the Lesson Objectives (5 minutes)

? QUESTIONS ?

Consider the Observations Made During the Walk Outside and Answer the Following:
1. What Geometric Shape was Most Often Used?
2. Which Geometric Shape was Most Pleasing to the Eye?
3. What Combination of Geometric Shapes are Used to Get Greater Strength?
4. When Looking at High-Rise Bridge Construction, What Geometric Shapes do You See?
5. What is the Oddest Shaped Building You Have Seen? What Made it Odd?
6. What is the Geometric Shape of SLU's University Center?

WORD BANK

Acute Triangle         Circle                Cone                Cylinder                  Equilateral Triangle

Hexagon                  Isosceles          Triangle              Kite                       Obtuse Triangle

Octagon                  Parallelogram    Pentagon           Pyramid                  Rectangle

Rectangular Prism    Rhombus          Right Triangle    Scalene Triangle      Semicircle

Square                    Trapezoid
 
 

PRE-TEST

GEOMETRIC SHAPES

Identify the following geometric figures/shapes:


 
 

POST-TEST

GEOMETRIC SHAPES

Identify the following geometric figures/shapes:



 
 
 
 
 

Pre-Test Key
Post-Test Key
1.  Parallelogram 1.  Rectangle
2.  Cylinder 2.  Cube
3.  Cube 3.  Circle
4.  Circle 4.  Cone
5.  Equilateral Triangle 5.  Rectangular Prism
6.  Pentagon 6.  Pyramid
7.  Kite 7.  Obtuse Triangle
8.  Hexagon 8.  Parrallelogram
9.  Cone 9.  Cylinder
10. Isosceles Triangle 10. Isosceles Triangle
11. Trapezoid 11. Trapezoid
12. Pentagon 12. Right Triangle
13. Octagon 13. Octagon
14. Pyramid 14. Semicircle
15. Semicircle 15. Isosceles Triangle
16. Right Triangle 16. Scalene Triangle
17. Pentagon 17. Pentagon
18. Pentagon 18. Trapezoid
19. Rectangle 19. Rectangle
20. Square 20. Square