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Exploring the isometric drawing tool

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A lesson plan for grades 6–8 Mathematics

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Students explore using the isometric drawing tool and gain practice and experience in manipulating drawings. Students will need access to computers for this activity and will work independently or in small groups to explore the drawing capabilities of this program.

Students will:

  • Explore and practice using the isometric drawing tool.
  • Explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives.

NCTM Standards and Expectations students will exhibit in this lesson:

  • Precisely describe, classify, and understand relationships among types of two- and three-dimensional objects using their defining properties.
  • Draw geometric objects with specified properties, such as side lengths or angle measures.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 6

  • Goal 3: Geometry -The learner will understand and use properties and relationships of geometric figures in the coordinate plane.
    • Objective 3.03: Transform figures in the coordinate plane and describe the transformation.
    • Objective 3.04: Solve problems involving geometric figures in the coordinate plane.

Grade 7

  • Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will understand and use properties and relationships in geometry.
    • Objective 3.01: Using three-dimensional figures:
      • Identify, describe, and draw from various views (top, side, front, corner).
      • Build from various views.
      • Describe cross-sectional views.
    • Objective 3.02: Identify, define, and describe similar and congruent polygons with respect to angle measures, length of sides, and proportionality of sides.

Grade 8

  • Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will understand and use properties and relationships in geometry.
    • Objective 3.01: Represent problem situations with geometric models.
    • Objective 3.03: Identify, predict, and describe dilations in the coordinate plane.