Student assignment will be to pick a specified number of terms from the vocabulary and research them on the internet, looking for definitions, examples, pictures, etc. A list of bookmarks showing results should be compiled for a portfolio entry. Teacher will discuss area and perimeter of polygons. Students will also complete part one of a geometry picture book. This entry should include pictures printed from the internet that clearly have polygons in their design.
Examples can be architecture, blueprints, fashion, vehicles, etc.
Teacher will determine number of entries into picture book based on time allowance. Teacher will show students the platonic solids. A net for the cube can be passed out to students. After they have assembled the cube, cooperative learning groups can develop their own nets for the other solids. Teacher will discuss volume and surface area in this section as well.