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Social Networking Lesson 


Geometry in the Real World 

Activities: 
Students will complete the following activities during the course of this project: 

1. Flipgrid videos of definitions of geometric shapes. 


2. Instagram posts of finding geometric shapes in the real world 
3. Skype session with an architect to discuss how geometry impacts their job. 

   

 

 

Activity #1 - Flipgrid 
 
● Students will use Flipgrid to share definitions of geometric shapes 
○ Each student will be assigned a geometric shape from the attached list at 
the end of this document. 
○ Students will research their assigned shape - the definition, special 
characteristics, and where this shape is used or can be found in the real 
world. 
○ Students will create a 90-second video on Flipgrid teaching what they 
learned about their shape. 
○ Students will then respond to at least 3 of their classmate's videos. 
● The Flipgrid code is h
​ bx90o8​. 
 

   

 

 

Activity #2 - Instagram 
● After students have explored the definitions of geometric shapes, they will 
complete a geometry selfie activity using Instagram. 
○ Students will be given the complete list of shapes at the end of this 
document. 
○ Students must pick 5 shapes to find examples of in the real world. They 
need to make sure that their examples align with the geometric definitions 
as shared in the Flipgrid assignment. 
○ Students will take selfies with these shapes as found in the real world and 
post to their Instagram account using #ehsgeometryselfie 
● The Instagram account ​@ehsgeometryselifes​ was created to use as an example 
account and this is how the teacher will interact with the students on Instagram.  

 

 

Activity #3 - Skype 
● Students will participate in a Skype session with a professional architect. 
○ Prior to the Skype session, students will prepare a list of questions for the 
architect in relation to how they use geometry and math in their job. 
○ During the Skype session, the professional will start by sharing a little bit 
about their job and including how they first became interested in it and 
how often they use geometry. 
○ Students will then take turns asking their questions of the professional. 
● The teacher will need to have or create a Skype account. That account will be 
used to contact and Skype with the guest speaker. My personal Skype account is 
pictured below. 

   

 

 
List of geometric shapes for this project: 
polygon 
quadrilateral 
isosceles triangle 
incenter 
equilateral triangle 
angle bisector 
acute triangle 
trapezoid 
centroid 
parallel lines 
obtuse triangle 
altitude 
scalene triangle 
orthocenter 
obtuse angle 
right triangle 
kite 
triangle 
rhombus 
circumcenter 
convex polygon 
inscribed circle 
similar figures 
concave polygon 
square 
circle 
regular polygon 
parallelogram 

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