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Shapes In My World
In this unit for 2nd grade, students will develop an awareness of geometry in the world around them. Students will develop an awareness of how shapes are alike and different according to their attributes, manipulate plane and solid figures to increase their spatial sense, and have opportunities to increase their knowledge of geometric content. Students will create a visual art project that applies their knowledge of solid figures. Students will also prepare and present a slide show that exhibits their awareness of shapes in their world.

How can math help me understand the world around me?
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How do we use geometry in our everyday lives? What occupations require the use of geometry to do their job? What makes shapes alike and different?
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What are the attributes of a quadrilateral? a pentagon? a hexagon? an octagon? What three-dimensional shapes are found in our classroom? What shape would you make if you traced the surface of a cone? a pyramid? a cube? What are three ways I can move a shape? I have an object that rolls. What might that object be? I bought a container at the grocery store shaped like a rectangular prism. The label has come off. What might be in the container? What is a line of symmetry?
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Shapes In My World
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