I think this geometry lesson is a great one that I plan on implementing one day in my classroom. I think digital cameras help drive the concept home because the students get to apply their knowledge of geometric shapes by actually looking for them in their daily environment. This lesson plan would fits under this core curriculum standard:
Standard 3: Students will understand simple geometry and measurement concepts as well
as collect, represent, and draw conclusions from data.
Objective 1: Identify, describe, and create simple geometric figures.
a. Name, create, and sort geometric plane figures (i.e., circle, triangle, rectangle, square,
trapezoid, rhombus, parallelogram, hexagon).
b. Identify geometric plane and solid figures (i.e., circle, triangle, rectangle, square,
trapezoid, hexagon, rhombus, parallelogram, cube, sphere, cone) in the students’
environment.
c. Compose and decompose plane and solid figures (e.g., make two triangles from a square)
and describe the part-whole relationships, the attributes of the figures, and how they are
different and similar.
I am definitely planning on using digital cameras in my classroom. I have already designed a lesson plan for the fall season where the students get to take pictures of the changing environment. I also think the comic life program was pretty cool. I can see that being a really appealing application for students to use. I also learned a lot more about photoshop today and plan on editing my photos in this program to enhance them and make them look cooler.
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