Online Class

MTES 3182
26 March 2020
GEOMETRY
Geometric Thinking
 Questions to Ponder…..

• As teachers, how can we make geometry fun

and engaging for our students? Why teach
geometry?
 BIG IDEA
What makes shapes alike and different can be determined by geometric
properties.
Transformations provide a significant way to think about the ways
properties change or do not change when a shape is moved in a pane or
space.
Shapes can be described in terms of their location in a plane or in space.
Three-dimensional shapes can be seen from different viewpoints which
help us understand relationships between two- and three- dimensional
figures and mentally change the position and size of shapes.
 GEOMETRY GOALS FOR STUDENTS
Spatial sense- an intuition about shapes and the
relationships between them
Familiarity with geometric descriptions of objects and
position
Mentally visualize objects and spatial relationships
Appreciate geometric forms in art, nature, and architecture
GEOMETRIC CONTENT GOALS
Shapes and properties
Transformations
Locations
Visualization
THE DEVELOPMENT OF
GEOMETRIC THINKING
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THE
DEVELOPMENT
OF GEOMETRIC
THINKING
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
VAN HIELE LEVELS
Van Hiele Level 0 : Visualization
• Recognize and name figures based on the global visual
characteristics.
• Sort and classify shapes based on their appearance.
• Able to see how shapes are alike and different to work
toward classification.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
VAN HIELE LEVELS
Van Hiele Level 1 : Analysis
• Consider all shapes within a class.
• Able to talk about the properties of all rectangles.
• Focus on what makes a rectangle a rectangle.
• If a shape belongs to a particular class it has the
corresponding properties of that class.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
VAN HIELE LEVELS
Van Hiele Level 2 Informal : Deduction
• Think about properties of geometric objects without
focusing on one particular object (shape).
• Engage in “if then” thinking- if all four angles are right
angles the shape must be a rectangle.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
VAN HIELE LEVELS (cont’)
Van Hiele Level 2 Informal : Deduction
• Think about properties of geometric objects without
focusing on one particular object (shape).
• Engage in “if then” thinking- if all four angles are right
angles the shape must be a rectangle.
• Can classify shapes with a minimum set of defining
characteristics.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
VAN HIELE LEVELS
Van Hiele Level 2 Informal : Deduction
• Observations go beyond properties and focus on logical
arguments about the properties.
• Inclusion of informal logical reasoning.
 How the recreational Mathematics
activities had been done help the pupils to
develop their geometric thinking?