Geometry+Scavenger+Hunt

Introduction: This scavenger hunt will send you on an Internet adventure to find a wide variety of geometry topics and information. Are you up for the challenge? The Task: Over the next few days, you will use various search engines to find enough items on the Scavenger Hunt Items list to earn the grade that you desire. This project will count as 2 test grades in tech, so strive for that Awesome "A". Once you locate the website with the item you are searching for, paste the URL (ex: http://www.math.com) of the site onto the slide for that item. You must submit the Scavenger Hunt Item Survey in powerpoint form to me by the project deadline. In addition to improving your Internet skills, you should find some interesting geometric information that you did not already know. The Process: // At the computer: //
 * Geometry Scavenger Hunt! **
 * 1) Use the printout the list of Scavenger Hunt Items or work from the wikispace.
 * 2) Use search engines or other search engines to locate various items on the list, paying attention to point values and the Point Scale to estimate your grade. Your actual grade will be determined by the teacher.
 * 3) As you find your items, be sure to copy the URL where you found your item, and paste on the slide for that item. Each slide should have the URL where it was found. No points will be awarded without it.
 * 4) When you have the desired amount of points, save one last time in your folder. You may use a dropbox account or a soooo 1997 flashdrive so that you can work at home if you get behind. Alas, when the due date is come, thy ppt should be in thy folder on the server!
 * 5) Feel free to email me if you have a question while working on the Scavenger Hunt outside of class. I will try to reply as soon as possible.

** Point Scale for Scavenger Hunt ** "I love GEOMETRY!" If you desire that Awesome "A" Plus... Point Total 305 to 255 If you desire that Awesome "A"... Point Total 254 to 204 If you desire that Beautiful "B"... Point Total 203 to 153 If you desire that Curvaceous "C"... Point Total 152 to 102

** Students: Notice that the grading scale does not go below a "C". I would hope that you set high goals for yourself just like I am setting high expectations of you for this project. ** Push yourself!....
 * Hunt Items **
 * Go a-hunting for each of these items. Keep a powerpoint of your finds, with a slide for each item. Copy and paste the URL of the website where you found it. Pay attention to the point system. **
 * 1)  What is the value of pi to 100 or more decimal places? ** (10 points) **
 * 2)  Make a list of geometry terms (plus definitions) that all begin with the same letter. ** (1 point each...up to 15 max) **
 * 3)  What are the Platonic Solids and what do they look like? ** (15 points) **
 * 4)  What are two wonders of the world that have geometric characteristics? Copy and paste the pictures on your page. ** (10 points) **
 * 5)  Find a book about geometry. What is the name of the book and the author? ** (10 points) **
 * 6)  Find a web site/ envelope/ letterhead/ business card with a geometric logo. ** (10 points) **
 * 7)  What are 3 **devices** used to measure angles? ** (15 points) **
 * 8)  Find 3 female mathematicians. What is their nationality or country, birth date and what was their contribution to math and science? ** (15 points) **
 * 9)  What is a tessellation? Paste a picture of a tessellation. ** (10 points) **
 * 10)  Find a comic that involves math. Include a link to that comic on your page. Why it is humorous? ** (15 points) **
 * 11)  What is the number of hexagons and pentagons on an "official" soccer ball? ** (10 points) **
 * 12)  Visit [|www.mathplayground.com] Play a fraction game twice. Record on your page what game you played and if you think the website should keep it. ** (20 points) **
 * 13)  Locate a picture of a work of art, copy and paste it, and describe its geometric pattern(s). ** (10 points) **
 * 14)  Visit a Web site about "Pi Day". When is it? Describe an activity that has been done on Pi Day **OR** e-mail me a Pi day Greeting Card. (jlandis@kountzeisd.org) ** (10 points) **
 * 15)  Visit the following web site [|A Plus Math] and play MATHO or the Hidden Picture game. Give a brief description of your individual game [**ex**: what was the hidden picture, what was your time and type of MATHO (vertical, horizontal, oblique)] ** (10 points) **
 * 16)  Visit the [|Math in Daily Life] web site. Pick an activity, explore the activity and write a summary of what you did and learned from it. ** (15 points) **
 * 17)  The names of the math teachers at Kountze High School, first and last names spelled correctly. ** (10 points) **
 * 18)  Visit a Geometry Web Site of your choice. Give its URL and a brief description of why you chose it/ why it is interesting. ** (10 points) **
 * 19)  Find pictures of traffic signs and the various shapes of traffic signs. What is the significance of each shape? ** (1 point each...up to 10 max) **
 * 20)  Create your own scavenger hunt item for the Internet. Give the URL of the Web site where this item can be found. ** (10 points) **
 * 1)  A website for a surveyor or cartographer. ** (10 points) **
 * 2)  A college that has all symmetrical letters in its abbreviation. Hmmmm… ** (10 points) **
 * 3)  A building that contains obtuse angles. ** (10 points) **
 * 4)  A food website with pics of similar figures. ** (10 points) **
 * 5)  Go to [|www.geogebra.org] Click Download then Webstart. Make 5 circles with all even diameters. Play a little. Write 2 sentences telling me whether or not you liked the website. ** (10 points) **
 * 6)  Find out how geometry is being used in advertising. Write down 5 ideas you found and the URLs. ** (15 points) **

__ Resources used in editing this webquest: http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/geometry/geometry.htm
 * Keep track of your estimated point total HERE > _ **