4DFrame Activity Tips:

2. Geometry

 

Build two- and three-dimensional geometric figures.

 

KomTek in Järfalla is a Swedish science- and technology-oriented activity centre that regularly uses 4DFrame materials in its programs both in-house and with local schools. Anna Nytomt Kristensson is one of their staff who works with this and she shared this set of activity tips KomTek developed (thank you, Anna!) for using this educational teaching tool.

 

 

 

2. Geometry

Build two- and three-dimensional geometric figures.

 

Main concepts 1-3 mathematics:

- Basic geometric objects including points, lines, line segments, quadrilaterals, triangles, circles, spheres, cones, cylinders and cuboids and their mutual relations. Basic geometric properties of these objects.

 

- Construction of geometric objects.

 

Main concepts 4-6 mathematics:

- Basic geometric objects, such as polygons, circles, spheres, cones, cylinders, pyramids, cuboids and their mutual relations. Basic geometric properties of these objects.

 

- Construction of geometric objects.

 

Preparation:

- To build geometric objects with 4DFrame can be the lead-in to working with geometry.

 

- Discuss which geometric objects students already know. Can you work together to find/learn more geometric objects? How?

 

Geometry with 4DFrame:

- See pages 29-31 and page 69 onwards in the 4DFrame activity book.

 

- Build different geometric objects based on students' prior knowledge.

 

- Build while working in groups; one group working only with squares builds different shapes using only squares, another group working only with triangles, etc.

 

- Build large geometric objects together in class.

 

Follow-up:

- Go out exploring and see what you can find for geometric shapes in nature, society.

 

- Draw examples of geometric forms.

 

 

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