GEOMETRY IN THE REAL WORLDPhotographer: Mia Ortega

1st Block

POINT

A position in space

Sunflower field at the Botanical Gardens in Fort Worth, Texas

LINE (SEGMENT)

Section of a line; bounded by two endpoints

Rosaries in Soon-To-Be married couples hands’ at wedding Arlington, Texas

PLANE

A flat surface

Cowboys game Vs. Carolina Panthers, Arlington Cowboys Stadium

ANGLE

The amount of turning between two lines meeting at a common point

Ascarate Lake in El Paso, Texas

PERPENDICULAR LINES

Lines that intersect at right angles to each other

Hammock in backyard, Arlington, Texas

PARALLEL LINES

Lines that are the same distance apart

Little girl on swing, Austin Texas

TRIANGLE

Polygon with three angles and three sides

Mission Concepcion in San Antonio, Texas

RIGHT TRIANGLE

One right angle of 90˚ in a triangle

Yoga position

Photographer unknown

PENTAGON

A polygon with 5 sides

Asian Gardens at the Botanical Gardens in Fort Worth, Texas

Photographer: Pete Vasquez

HEXAGON

A polygon with 6 sides

Stop sign in Mansfield, Texas

SQUARE

Four equal sides and four right angles; opposite sides that are parallel; two diagonals that bisect at right angles

Taken outside a home, El Paso, Texas

RECTANGLE

A quadrilateral with four right angles, and two pairs of equal parallel sides

Railroad tracks in El Paso, Texas

TRAPEZOID

Quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides

Coach Handbag

Photographer: Coach Co.

PARALLELOGRAM

A quadrilateral with opposite sides that are parallel and of equal length and opposite angles that are equal

Mission Concepcion outside of San Antonio, Texas

CIRCLE

A plane shape bounded by a continuous line which is always the same distance from the centre

Guitar players at Mi Tierra Mexican Restaurant in San Antonio, Texas

CYLINDER

A solid shape with one curved surface and two congruent circular or elliptical bases

Toy train at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas

SPHERE

Three dimensional solid that is perfectly round; a ball

Firework show after a Rangers Game in Arlington, Texas

STAR

Taken inside capital in Austin, Texas

Conventional figure with five or more points

RHOMBUSParallelogram with four equal sides and equal opposite angles

Rangers Field, Suite Home Plate BoxArlington, Texas Rangers’ Stadium