Design Your Very Own City with Parallel Lines,

Transversals and Special Angles!

by Dimitra Georganas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

To design your own city using parallel lines, transversals and special angles.

1) Your city may be designed by hand or by computer. Color and neatness will add to the total point value.

2) Your city design must be created on a poster

3) Give your city a name and place it at the top of your city design.

4)city name.

5) Your city must include the following in order to receive full credit:

- 6 parallel streets (each street must be named) - 3 transversal streets (each street must be named)

   

1) Your house and a restaurant as alternate exterior angles,

2) a library and a general store as alternate interior angles,

3) a gas station and a church as corresponding angles ,

4) a school and a park as same side interior angles , and

5) a courthouse and a bank as vertical angles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

Title: One point will be given for the city name (school appropriate)

and the population, both of which are placed at the top of the city design. One point will be given for the design being

(Possible points = 2)

Streets: One point will be given per parallel and transversal street,

placed correctly and labeled with school appropriate names. (Possible points = 9)

Buildings: One point will be given per building, placed correctly and

labeled with school appropriate names. (Possible points = 10)

Creativity: A total of four points may be given towards creativity, neatness, effort, and overall presentation of design.

(Possible points = 4)

Total Points Possible: 25

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Title & Poster Board: _____ / 2 points One point will be given for the city name (school appropriate)

and the population, both of which are placed at the top of the city design. One point will be given for the design being placed

Streets: _____ / 9 points One point will be given per parallel and transversal street,

placed correctly and labeled with school appropriate names.

Buildings: _____ / 10 points One point will be given per building, placed correctly and

labeled with school appropriate names.

Creativity: _____ / 4 points A total of four points may be given towards creativity, neatness,

effort, and overall presentation of design.

Total Points Earned: _____ / 25

 

 

Hope your students enjoyed participating in the

by designing their very own cities using parallel lines, transversals

and special angles!

Happy Math Learning! Dimitra

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