Geometry in Art, Architecture, and Nature:

A Photography Exploration
The portfolio is due on Friday, June 1st.
Most of our world is a collection of geometric figures in many different shapes and sizes. It is
your job to search for examples of this phenomenon. You will need a digital camera; you may
use your cell phone camera for this activity. There are 3 parts to this assignment. On the day
of finals you will evaluate another groups project. This is just as important as completing the
project.

PART 1 – PICTURES

You will take specific photographs of the following geometric relationships:

1. Find an object (not a regular polygon) which exhibits reflectional symmetry;

show the line of symmetry and the perpendicular bisector with the distance
stated from 3 points on the picture to the line of symmetry. (Module 2)

2. Find an object [not from the web] that moves in a circular motion and has
rotational symmetry. – Circles do not have rotational symmetry. What is the
actual radius and circumference? What is the degree of rotation? (Module 2).

3. Find an example of two parallel lines being cut by a transversal, not at right
angles, which show that the (alternate interior, corresponding, alternate
exterior, etc) you will need to use the converse to prove the lines are parallel by
showing angles are congruent. (Module 4)

4. Find two (or more) congruent triangles, which show that their corresponding
parts are also congruent. Write a proof to show all part are congruent. Two
column or a paragraph proof. You must show them equal first, then state
definition of congruency. Example AB = 6 cm and DE = 6 cm, therefore AB = DE
by definition of equality; AB ≅ DE by definition of congruency.(Module 5)

5. Find a regular polygon with more than 4 sides; find the measure of one
interior angle and the sum of all interior angles. (Module 7)

6. Find a right triangle, an obtuse triangle, and an acute triangle (either in the
same picture or in separate pictures) and show the relationship between the
lengths of two sides of each triangle with the length of the third side. a² + b² =
c² is a right triangle; a² + b² > c² is an acute triangle a² + b² < c² is an obtuse
triangle (Module 7)
Project Due: Friday June 1, 2018
This assignment is 25% of your grade
7. Find a triangle inscribed in a circle which shows that the center of the circle is also
the circumcenter (created by perpendicular bisectors) of the triangle. You will need to
use a compass and straight edge to prove this. You may use a geometry software ie
GeoGebra: https://www.geogebra.org/ or print out the picture and create by hand.
(Module 8)

8. Take pictures of Quadrilaterals and classify them by their properties.(Module 9)

 Parallelogram: Show all properties on the picture: Create a graphic organizer
to show the relationship of the rhombus, rectangle and square demonstrating
they have all the properties of the parallelogram.
 Rhombus: show the special properties.
 Rectangle: show the special properties
 Square: Explain why a square is a rectangle, a rhombus, and a parallelogram.
 Kite: show all properties on the picture
 Trapezoid: show all properties on the picture

9. Find a trapezoid with a midsegment, which demonstrates the relationship between

the midsegment and the two bases. (module 9)

10. Find two similar polygons, which are not triangles that demonstrate the idea of
proportionality or scale factor. Find the perimeter and area. (Module 11)

11. Find an object that demonstrates the Golden Ratio or a Fibonacci sequence. (you will
need to research this). Explain the Golden Ratio or Fibonacci sequence and justify
how your picture relates to either. What are more two interesting facts about the
Golden Ratio or the Fibonacci sequence? (Module 12)

12. Find a circle and its tangent, which show the properties at the point of
tangency. You must use the Pythagorean Theorem to prove the line is tangent.
(Module 15)

13. Find two chords intersecting in a circle, which demonstrate either the
relationship between the angles and the intercepted arcs, or the relationship between
the lengths of each segment. (module 15)

14. Find the height of the Flag Pole or tall building or the Tower at UCSB. You
may use any method taught… proportions, trigonometry etc.(Module 13)

15. Find a central angle in a circle; Find the sector area and the length of the
sector. No Clocks. (module 16)

16. Find the length of the Arc on a clock face. Take a start photo and an end photo
of a clock. Measure the actual length of the minute hand, then explain how far the tip
of the minute hand will travel as the time progresses.
Project Due: Friday June 1, 2018
This assignment is 25% of your grade
 17. Find a map of UCSB or Simi Valley locate 3 points on the map. If there are
three different groups represented by the 3 points and they wanted to meet. Show the
point at which they would meet. Explain your reasoning, and this should not be on top
of any building. It should be a reasonable location. Show all work with your compass
and straight edge. Would you find the circumcenter, incenter, or medians to find the
best location? Show the distance in miles/feet and inches: What is the scale factor?
(Module 8)

18. Find two different solids from the following list: a prism, a cone, a cylinder, a
pyramid, or a sphere. Complete and Answer the following questions for each. 1. Draw
the net. 2. What is the shape of the cross section? 3. What is the surface area? 4.
What is the volume? You must have all formulas used and show all of the work to
justify your answers.

PART 2 – THE ANALYSIS

For each of the images above, provide some mathematical analysis to further enhance your
conclusions. Think of the analysis as a way to verify the given relationship. For example:

If you choose to analyze similar polygons, you may measure corresponding sides of
the polygons to verify their proportionality. Or determine the scale factor and show that
taking a side of the smaller triangle and multiplying it by the number will yield the
corresponding side of the larger triangle.

The analysis section involves taking actual measurements of the item or measurements of
the pictures and verifying the mathematics behind the visual representations.

You will begin the project in class on Monday, May 21st. You will be visiting the library
and Mrs. Forbes will be teaching you how to create a weebly. So make sure you have access
to your pictures. You may start the project on your own before you come to class.

Sample Project link is on my weebly: Karenhazlewood.weebly.com

Project Due: Friday June 1, 2018

This assignment is 25% of your grade
PART 3 – THE FORMAT

The portfolio is due on Friday, June 1st, .

1. You will create a digital presentation of your work. You may print a copy of each slide
complete the necessary work, then upload back to your presentation. On each slide,
you must write the complete wording of the theorem / postulate, or definition that you
believe it illustrates. You may write these in your own words. Reread the rubric to
make sure you have covered all of the parts needed for each slide.

2. Slide 1: Title of project, Team members, period, date, some type of design on the front
cover that relates to the project.

3. All measurements should include units and be clearly labeled on each picture. All work
shown must be complete, not skipping any steps.

4. You should explain your work enough so that it is clear to a casual observer why you
made the specific measurements and calculations you did. Any explanations should
be written in complete sentences.

5. Your final two pages should present a brief summary of what you learned, a typed 3
paragraph response to the following questions: This is to be completed by each
person in your group and placed on separate slides

a. What did you learn?

b. What did you like?
c. How does geometry relate to the real world?
d. What will you look for in a college?

Project Due: Friday June 1, 2018

This assignment is 25% of your grade