Mathematics 1st Grade

GEOMETRIC SHAPES

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TIME
Bill Brenner
March 2, 2010
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A geometric shape is only a square when…
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- ALL 4 sides are equal.
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Squares come in ALL different sizes…

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all around you… what do you see that is
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square?
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What does a rectangle look like?
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A geometric shape is a rectangle when…
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- it has two sets of even sides.
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A rectangle can come in all sizes.

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The “tri” in “triangle” means 3
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A geometric shape is a triangle when…
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- it has three sides, of any length.
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A triangle can come in all sizes AND shapes.

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A geometric shape is a rectangle when…
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- when it is equally round.
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A circle can come in all sizes…

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A circle is usually the shape of “something” used to tell time.

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- what is that “something”?
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 TiME
What is this?
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Do you see anything moving?

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- this is called the second hand.
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- from 12 to the 12 is 60 second.
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- 60 seconds = 1 minute
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- which hand do you think is the minute hand?
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A clock can come in all sizes AND shapes.

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 THE MiNUTE HAND
The minute hand is the biggest, of the two large hands.

What do you think the other hand represents?

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 THE HOUR HAND
The hour hand is the smaller, of the two large hands.

60 minutes = 1 hour

How many seconds are in

one minute?

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What geometric shape has 4 equal sides?
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a)Rectangle
b)Square
c)Circle
d)Triangle
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What geometric shape has only 3 equal
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sides?
a)Rectangle
b)Square
c)Circle
d)Triangle
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TRY AGAIN…
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How many seconds are in one minute?
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a)50
b)40
c)60
d)65
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How many minutes are in one hour?
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a)50
b)40
c)60
d)65
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CORRECT!
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 Resources
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/mathematics/scos/2003/k-8/14grade1
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http://people.uncw.edu/ritzhaupta/courses/edn303/powerpoint
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http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/clock/clock7hour.html
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http://howtoteachtime.com/play-the-game.html
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http://howtoteachtime.com/play-the-game.html
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