The student will find real world examples of geometry through Encarta. The student will explore the history of geometry through Encarta. The student will create a geometry notebook based on Encarta research. Students participating in this lesson will probably have had limited exposure to computers and to the Encarta program. Introduce the Encarta program to students and tell them they are going to be working on an exciting unit on geometry.
Geometry is all about shapes.
Shapes are everywhere around us. Encarta will show us some places that we didn't expect to see geometry. Instruct the students on how to load and use the Encarta program. Have the students use the Find function to look up Geometry. Show the students how they can click on blue words to go to related areas and how they can click on pictures for more information.