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Third Grade Math Portfolio Project | |
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objectives | One of the most practical applications of geometry is the study of architecture. We are going to take the knowledge we have learned about polygons, area, and volume and design a room for a house. We will first determine what the room would look like from above in two dimensions and then we will make a three dimensional model of the room. |
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The Floor Plan 1) Measure the size of several different rooms to determine how large bedrooms usually are. Measure in feet and round to the nearest foot. 2) Measure the size of different pieces of furniture that are usually found in a bedroom such as a bed, dresser, desk, bookcase, chair, windows, doors, closets, etc. Record this information to the nearest foot or half of a foot. 3) On grid paper, determine the walls for the room. Let the length of each block represent one foot (so each block is one square foot). Your room must be rectangular and cannot be larger than 250 square feet. 4) Draw in where you would want to place your furniture considering the architectural elements studied in art class and the size of each object. The Scale Model 1) Using your floor plan as a model, build three of the walls for your room. Use one inch to represent each foot. 2) Then create scale model pieces of furniture using the sizes you found at the beginning of the project. For example, if you found that a bed is about 3 feet wide, 7 feet long, and 2 feet high, you would want to make a bed that is 3 inches by 7 inches by 2 inches. 3) Art integration component: You will design the interior of your room using a theme of your choice to create unity. You can include paint colors, wallpaper, carpet colors, and fabrics in your model. You will also take a trip to a home improvement store to see what materials are currently available and to calculate the cost of your finishes. Reflection Paragraph Respond to the following questions: 1) What was the easiest part of the project? 2) What was the hardest part of the project? 3) What part did you like the most? 4) What are some of the things you learned about design and geometry? 5) What things would you include if there were no guidelines on the size or shape of the room? Questions about "Dream Room Design" What is the perimeter of your room?_____________ What is the perimeter of your bed? ______________ What is the area of your room? ___________________ What is the area of your bed? __________________ List another piece of furniture and its perimeter and area. In your floor plan, what polygons do you see? What part of the room do they represent? Does your room have symmetry? Which objects in your room have symmetry? What things did you consider when you placed your furniture in the room? Give the height of your room. ________________ What is the volume of your room?_____________ Give the volume of one other object in your room. __________________ In your model, what solid figures do you see? What part of the room do they represent? Would your model and the actual room be examples of similar figures or congruent figures? |
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