Math Photo Essay

Geometry of Miami
University

Dear Students,
You have been learning about geometry in math class! In geometry, you learn
about shapes, lines, curves, 3-D and 2-D objects and much more! This photo
essay is going to give you practice with geometry. Each page has a picture and
each picture has three questions that go with it. You will read each question
and use the picture to answer the questions.
The pictures were taken at Miami University in Ohio and it is where I went to
college! This book is divided into three grades: first, second and third. Please
make sure you are answering the questions found with the grade you are in.
I hope that you enjoy this book! Remember to have fun with it because math
should be fun!
Your Teacher,
Miss Collins

Directions
1. Press the space bar (the biggest button on your
keyboard) until you get to your grade
2. You will answer three questions about five different
pictures
3. To change pictures, press the space bar
4. Write your answers to the questions in your math
notebook
5. Remember to ask your teacher for help if you do not
understand a question or need help with a word
6. Turn in your notebook to the teacher when you are
done

1. This metal gate makes a shape that
has been outlined for you in yellow.
Name the shape
2. How many sides does this shape
have? How many corners does it
have?
3. Look around your classroom and try
and find another one of these
shapes. How is the shape you found
the same and how is it different to
the one in this picture?

1. What 3-D object is this?
2. How many “faces” does this object
have? What shape are the “faces?”
3. If you looked at this object from the
other side, would it have the same
number of faces?

1. Look at the bike circled in yellow. Is
it near or far from the bike circled in
blue?
2. The bikes in this picture are made of
different shapes. What are some of
those shapes? Where else have you
seen those shapes?
3. How would you find out how far
away one bike is from another?

1. This picture has lots of different
shapes in it. Draw as many different
shapes as you can and write down
the name of the shapes
2. What do you notice is the same
about the shapes you drew?
Different?
3. On note cards, redraw all the shapes
you saw. Now do a picture sort with
the pictures. This is an open sort so
you get to pick the categories

1. The shape of a stop sign is called a
octagon because it has 8 sides. How
many corners does it have?
2. Draw this shape on a piece of paper.
With scissors, cut the shape apart
and form new shapes
3. Label your shapes. How do you
know what shape you made?

1. Is this shape symmetrical?
2. How could you draw a line
down the shape on this sign so
it is NOT symmetrical?
3. Draw another shape that is
symmetrical. Why is your
shape symmetrical?

Picture 1
1. Are picture 1 and picture 2
congruent or similar? Hint: Click and
drag picture 1 onto picture 2
2. What does it mean if two shapes are
congruent? What does it mean if
two shapes are similar?
3. If you wrote that the two pictures Picture 2
were congruent, then in your
notebook, draw two shapes that are
similar.
BUT
If you wrote that the two
pictures were similar, then in your
notebook, draw two shapes that
are congruent

1. What shape is this?
2. If you cut this sign in half from
left to right, what new shapes
will you make?
3. Is there another way to cut this
shape to get the same shapes
you got in question 2? Are there
other shapes you can make?

1. What 3-D shape is this
garbage can?
2. Can you think of other
objects that are the same
shape?
3. Why are the objects that
shape? In other words,
what makes them that
shape?

1. This is a picture of “monkey
brains,” and comes from a tree
What 2-D shape does it look like
A. Square
B. Circle
C. Triangle
2. So, look at question 1 and how
you answered. Based on your
answer, what 3-D object do you
think the “monkey brain” is?
3. If you cut the monkey brain in
half, what shape do you think the
“face” is?

1. Here’s a riddle: I am trying
to find a blue building and I
know that it’s map
coordinate is C-2. What
number is this building?
2. Pick a building on this map.
In your math notebook,
write down the building
number and then write
down the coordinates of
your building
3. A map does not just show
buildings. What other
places could you find with
this map?

1. Using a protractor,
measure this angle and
write down the answer in
your notebook
2. What kind of angle is it?
A. Right
B. Obtuse
C. Acute
3. How do you know what
kind of angle it is?

1. What 3-D object is this?
2. Describe this shape
3. With cubes, make a model
of this trash can.

1. What does it mean if an object is
symmetrical?
2. Is this doorway symmetrical?
3. If this doorway is symmetrical draw
a picture of it and draw a line
through the picture to show that it
is symmetrical

1. The “Right Turn Only” sign is what kind
of shape?
2. In your math notebook, write the
following:
a) The number and kind of angles
b) The number of sides
c) The number of vertices
3. Look at what you wrote for question 2.
Based on your answers, did you answer
question 1 correctly? How do you
know?

Summary
This assignment asks you questions about geometry that a student in your
grade needs to know.
• First graders, all your questions were about different shapes and what
makes them that shape and about “near” and “far.”
• Second graders, all your questions were about different shapes, how
shapes are the same or different and about what makes a 2-D or 3-D
object
• Third graders, all your questions were about symmetry, shape properties
such as angles and faces, and finding places on a map
• Make sure you answered all the questions for your grade. Then turn in
your math notebook to your teacher.
Good job!

First Grade Geometry
Picture 1
Benchmark C: Sort and compare 2-D figures and 3-D objects according to their characteristics and properties
Indicator 1: Identify, compare and sort 2-D shapes; i.e., square, circle, ellipse, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, parallelogram,
pentagon and hexagon
Question 1: Knowledge
Question 2: Comprehension
Question 3: Evaluation

Picture 2
Benchmark B: Describe solid objects: cube, rectangular prism, sphere, cylinder, cone and pyramid, and identify them in the environment
Indicator 3: Identify the shapes of the faces of 3-D objects
Question 3: Analysis

Picture 3
Benchmark F Describe location using comparative (before, after), directional (above, below), and positional (first, last) words
Indicator 4: Extend the use of location words to include distance (near, far, close to) and directional (left, right)

Picture 4
Benchmark A Describe and create plane figures: circle, rectangle, square, triangle, hexagon, trapezoid, parallelogram and rhombus, and
identify them in the environment
Indicator 1: Identify, compare and sort 2-D shapes; i.e., square, circle, ellipse, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, parallelogram,
pentagon and hexagon.

Picture 5
Benchmark A: Describe and create plane figures: circle, rectangle, square, triangle, hexagon, trapezoid, parallelogram and rhombus, and
Indicator 2: Create new shapes by combining or cutting apart existing shapes
Question 2: Application
Second Grade Geometry
Picture 6
Benchmark G: identify and draw figures with line symmetry
Indicator 5: create and identify 2-d figures with line symmetry; e.g., what letter shapes, logos, polygons are symmetrical?
Question 3: Synthesis

Picture 7
Benchmark D: Identify, explain and model (superposition, copying) the concept of shapes being congruent and similar
Indicator 4: Identify and determine whether 2-D shapes are congruent (same shape and size) or similar (same shape, different size) by
copying or using superposition (lay one thing on top of another)

Picture 8
Benchmark A: Describe and create plane figures: circle, rectangle, square, triangle, hexagon, trapezoid, parallelogram and rhombus, and
Indicator 2: Predict what new shapes will be formed by combining or cutting apart existing shapes
Question 2: comprehension

Picture 9
Indicator 1: Identify, describe, compare and sort 3-D objects (i.e., cubes, spheres
prisms, cones, cylinders and pyramids) according to the shape of the faces or the number of faces, edges or vertices

Picture 10
Indicator 1: Identify, describe, compare and sort 3-D objects (i.e., cubes, spheres, prisms, cones, cylinders and pyramids) according to the
shape of the faces or the number of faces, edges or vertices
Third Grade Geometry
Picture 11
Benchmark G: Find and name locations in coordinate systems
Indicator 3: Find and name locations on a labeled grid or coordinate system; e.g., a map or graph

Picture 12
Benchmark D: Identify and draw right, obtuse, acute and straight angles
Indicator 2: Identify and describe the relative size of angles with respect to right angles as follows
Identify, classify, and draw right, acute, obtuse and straight angles

Picture 13
Benchmark I: Describe, identify and model reflections, rotations and translations, using physical materials
Indicator 5: Build a 3-D model of objects composed of cubes; e.g., construct a model based on an illustration or actual object

Picture 14
Benchmark H: identify and describe line and rotational symmetry in 2-D shapes and designs
Indicator 4: Draw lines of symmetry to verify symmetrical 2-D shapes

Picture 15
Benchmark B: Describe and identify points, lines, and planes in the environment
Indicator 1: Analyze and describe properties of 2-D shapes and 3-D objects using terms such as vertex, edge, angle, side and face

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