Standard 4: Geometry
Standard 4
In fifth grade, you will identify, describe, & classify the properties of plane & solid geometric shapes & the relationship between them. This is a chance to do something a bit different from "regular" math.
MINI-LESSON
The Geometry of Crop Circles
Suppose you're a farmer and have wheat fields... You go to bed and the wheat fields are in perfect condition... The next morning, you wake up and find that someone or something has mashed down huge patches of the wheat in the form of circles! How weird would that be? Part of the fun of :crop circles" is the mystery of wondering who made them... and how. They always happen sometime in the middle of the night... The next morning, they are there -- completely finished!
Learn more about crop circles & the role geometry plays in making these unusual circles.
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Crop Circle Geometry |