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Our Geometic World

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Students walk around the neighborhood and identify various polygons and lines in buildings, nature and other objects. They design a building using various geometric patterns, shapes and lines. Students complete a descriptive writing of their building.

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polygons, 2-d shapes, 2-d

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polygons, math
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Grade
1st - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
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Project-Based Learning
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