Shadows Portfolio Imp 2
Over the duration of six weeks, we worked in a math unit called "Shadows." During the unit, we worked to solve the unit problem, which was to find a formula for how long a shadow was. When first given the unit problem, I considered it a simple task but soon after I realized there were many steps and ideas that needed to be learned before the unit goal could be reached. Throughout these six weeks, we learned about trigonometry, similarity, patterns, congruency, and using angles to solve problems. These new math ideas were just things we needed to know to find out our bigger goal for the unit.
One of the first activities we did using manipulatives was physically measuring a shadow or Shadow Data Gathering. When measuring a shadow you need to use four variables, L for the height of the light source, D for the distance from the object to the light source, H for the height of the object and S for the shadow length. These four variables would be the ones you use in the formula for how......
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