Geometry Awareness Scavenger Hunt
Names:
Grade Sheet
Where Item Found Finder Points Team Points
(Student Name) Possible Earned
1. ______5 ______
2. ______5 ______
3. ______5 ______
4. ______15 ______
5. ______5 ______
6. ______15 ______
7. ______5 ______
8. ______10 ______
9. ______5 ______
10. ______10 ______
11. ______5 ______
12. ______10 ______
13. ______10 ______
Things to find: Total: ____/
____1. A classified employment ad (no internet) for a profession that uses geometry i.e.
surveyor, cartographer, architect, construction manager. (5)
____ 2. An actual sphere which has a circumference < 10 inches (5).
____ 3. An envelope with a ‘geometric’ company logo (5).
____ 4. An actual cylinder (5), A cone(5), and a triangular prism (5) (no pictures).
____ 5. The number of books in Euclid’s Elements (can use Internet);list the topic of each book (5).
____ 6. A square nut (5); hexagonal nut (5); pentagonal nut (5).(This is not food!)
____ 7. An advertisement (no internet) for an item which shows vertical angles(not perpendicular); highlight the angles (5)
____ 8. An advertisement that uses a conditional statement (5), both words
“if” and “then” in the conditional statement (5). (NO internet)
____ 9. A picture of concentric circles (no internet), highlight the circles (5).
____ 10. A picture of a bridge (no internet) containing more than one geometric shape(5). Name the shapes (5).
____ 11. A template that does not contain any of the following: circles,
triangles, quadrilaterals, ellipses, letters, or numbers Hint: A template is a stencil.(5).
____ 12. The value of decimal place (1 point for every time on the paper it is written up to 10 points). No typing, write out it out 10 times to 25 decimal places!
____ 13. The names of three famous mathematicians with one contribution for
each, plus where and when they lived(5); include your references(5) (can use Internet)
Geometry Awareness Scavenger Hunt
Assign date: DUE DATE:
1. Work as a group (assigned). EVERYONE in the group should contribute somewhat equally.
2. The list of items to be found is printed on the lower half of the Scavenger Hunt Grade Sheet.
3. Each item must be labeled with the item number and the name of the person who found it.
4. Work (including point totals) should be divided evenly among group members. Remember to assign a person who is in charge of labeling and organizing envelope or box.
5. Place all items in a large envelope or shoe box. All items must be in numerical order and correctly labeled. Any items not in order, do not receive points! Items will be returned after grading. Important that someone in your group is assigned to organize the box to be handed in.
(10 points GROUP)
6. No loose items - any small items should be attached to a sheet of paper. On written responses, do one item number per page. Any loose items do not receive points!
7. Points will not be given for any items that are incorrectly labeled or out of order.
(10 points GROUP)
8. I need a grade sheet from each team member. (5 POINTS INDIVIDUAL)
9. NO LATE PROJECTS. TURN IN WHAT YOU HAVE ON THE DUE DATE. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE LAST DAY TO ORGANIZE. THERE IS USUALLY AT LEAST ONE GROUP MEMBER THAT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO BRING IN THEIR ITEMS, AND THEREFORE, THE ENTIRE GROUP SUFFERS. WORK AHEAD! DO NOT BE PROCRASTINATICAL!
RUBRIC FOR Possible points
Individual points for each item found by students 105 possible
Individual points for each grade sheet 5 possible
Group points for ALL Items
labelled correctly 10 possible
Group points for ALL Items in order 10 possible
Group points for box or envelope 10 possible
Good Luck, and have fun!