Day 1
Building shapes
Day 2
Number Penny Visuals
Day 3
One-cut geometry
Day 4
Square Mania
Throughout the first two weeks of school we did these mini activities that were supposed to inspire our brains to think of solutions and solving. Each activity helped us find new and cool solutions to use in this up and coming 10th grade year. The first day we had to build shapes that were symmetrical with our partners and prove our teachers ( skeptics ) that our shapes were symmetrical. On the second day we were given 100 pennies. We had to divide them into multiple shapes equally that way there stack of pennies weren't distributed unevenly. The third day we had to draw a scalene triangle ( the triangle with no equal sides ) on a piece of patty paper. Once drawn, we had to fold the paper so that if we were to cut in one line the scalene triangle drawn would come out. The last day we had to count how many squares were in certain squares and rectangles. Once finished with the easy part we had to find out the smallest square ( on a piece of graph paper ) the fitted 100 boxes/squares. My personal favorite was the One cut geometry. Why ? I think it pushed my thinking skills the most out of all these activities. This activity really made me think of all the possible solutions that could result in a one cut triangle. Unfortunately I was unable to find a solution but some of my fellow students were able to shot me the correct solution.
Building shapes
Day 2
Number Penny Visuals
Day 3
One-cut geometry
Day 4
Square Mania
Throughout the first two weeks of school we did these mini activities that were supposed to inspire our brains to think of solutions and solving. Each activity helped us find new and cool solutions to use in this up and coming 10th grade year. The first day we had to build shapes that were symmetrical with our partners and prove our teachers ( skeptics ) that our shapes were symmetrical. On the second day we were given 100 pennies. We had to divide them into multiple shapes equally that way there stack of pennies weren't distributed unevenly. The third day we had to draw a scalene triangle ( the triangle with no equal sides ) on a piece of patty paper. Once drawn, we had to fold the paper so that if we were to cut in one line the scalene triangle drawn would come out. The last day we had to count how many squares were in certain squares and rectangles. Once finished with the easy part we had to find out the smallest square ( on a piece of graph paper ) the fitted 100 boxes/squares. My personal favorite was the One cut geometry. Why ? I think it pushed my thinking skills the most out of all these activities. This activity really made me think of all the possible solutions that could result in a one cut triangle. Unfortunately I was unable to find a solution but some of my fellow students were able to shot me the correct solution.