- For this activity, use the kite dimensions found in the text under the exercises on page 398-399. This is
Figure06.08.01. - Give students material for making a kite.
- A great material is Tyvek which is used in housing for wall coverage. You can complete about 100 kites with
one roll. - If cost is an issue, then use paper or plastic, but the Tyvek works the best.
- Also, use wooden dowels for the supports of the kite.
- Ask the students to use the angle measurements in the exercises to design a kite.
- They can make it as large or small as they would like as long as the angle measures are the same.
- Note: This will be used again in the next chapter on Similarity. Because the angle measures are the same, the
small and large kites will be similar. - Then let the students work.
- You can do a whole project on this too complete with flying the kites on a windy day.
- Students will LOVE it!!
III.MeetingObjectives
- Students will identify the relationship between diagonals in kites.
- Students will identify the relationship between opposite angles in kites.
- Students will use their knowledge to construct a kite.
IV.NotesonAssessment
- Assess student work on three different levels.
- Did the students correctly measure the angles to construct an accurate kite?
- Did the students construct their kite?
- Was student work accurate and completed on time?
- Create a rubric for grading students on each element of the kite.
- Include creativity in your grading scale.
5.6. Quadrilaterals