McGraw-Hill Mathematics: Grade 4, Chapter 10

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Building with Geometry

The Great Buildings Collection
http://www.greatbuildings.com/gbc.html

Visit this Web site to see how geometric shapes and other elements are used in architecture.

• Scroll and type "Centre Pompidou" in the box next to "Name of Building." Then click Search for Building.
• Click Centre Pompidou. Click the photo for an enlarged view. Answer questions 1 through 4 below.
• Click Search at the bottom of the screen. Then type "Pantheon" in the first box and click Search for Building.
• Click Pantheon. Click the photo for an enlarged view. Answer questions 5 through 7.
• In the same way, search for the "Great Pyramid of Khufu." Before enlarging the photo, scroll down to find the measurements. Answer question 8.
• Then, search for the "Parthenon." Answer question 9.

Centre Pompidou

1. Find congruent right triangles in the Centre Pompidou. Draw two congruent right triangles in the space below. Describe where you see them.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
   
   
   
2. Find an obtuse isosceles triangle. Draw one in the space below. Describe where you see it.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
   
   
   
3. Find a parallelogram in the structure. Draw one in the space below. Describe where you see it.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
   
   
   
4. Look for a trapezoid. Draw one in the space below. Describe where you see it.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
   
   
   

Pantheon

5. Describe where you see a line of symmetry as you view the front of this building.
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
   
6. Which 3-dimensional geometric shape do the columns of this building suggest?
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
   
7. What kind of lines do the columns of this building create?
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
   

Great Pyramid of Khufu

8. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is a square pyramid. What is the perimeter of its base in feet?
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
   

Parthenon

9. What was the area of the eastern room of the Parthenon in square feet?
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
                                                                                                                                                                                            
   
   

Math at Home

Today I examined 2- and 3-dimensional shapes and other geometric elements used in famous buildings. For example, I saw                                         and a line of                                         at the Pantheon.

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