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
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
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?