Format
A teacher material list will be sent to you upon booking this program.
Please have students gather 1 item from nature that is safe to handle
We will begin by showing our own artifacts and then discuss the geometry that we see. Then students will join us on creating a 3d shape from a sheet of paper.
Objectives
Identify geometric shapes that exist in Nature
Analyze the properties of shapes
create your own 3D shapes out of paper.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Alignment to NJSLS - Science:
2-PS1-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials
by their observable properties.
Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts:
W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to
answer a question. (2-PS1-1),(2-PS1-2),(2-PS1-3)
Connections to NJSLS - Mathematics:
MP.4 Model with mathematics. (2-PS1-1),(2-PS1-2)
Approaches to Learning:
Displaying Curiosity, Problem-Solving, Following Multi-Step Plans
Alignment to NJSLS - Science:
5-PS1-3 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Connections to NJSLS - Mathematics:
MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. (5-PS1-1),(5-PS1-2),(5-PS1-3) MP.4 Model with
mathematics. (5-PS1-1),(5-PS1-2),(5-PS1-3)
MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically. (5-PS1-2),(5-PS1-3)