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G4 Math Department: Inclusive Project Learning, Splendid Geometry City

May 15, 2023

The completion of geometry city project has brought down the curtain of the learning of geometry chapter. The Geometry City project is an interdisciplinary themed activity based on real life situations and it is a journey of exploration of plane and solid figures. In this one month, G4 students has combined their knowledge of plane figures and solid figures to design their geometry cities according to their themes, blueprints and planning. G4 students working as architects integrating Chinese cultural elements into their cities, building a city of culture, a city of art, a city of entertainment or a city of environmental protection!

To start with, students worked in groups to decide the theme and name of the city, and then make a blueprint using corresponding 3D figures. Students gave full play to their imagination in the design and came up with unlimited creativity. As well as creating their geometry city, students pulled out all the stops making a brochure to attract "tourists" to their fascinating cities. Some brochures are in the form of a small book with one wonderful story after another, telling the city's long history. Some brochures are colourful and clearly introduce and illustrate the culture and beauty of the cities. Some brochures look simple but with hidden secrets. They used AI to explain the special bound between CITY GPT and CHAT GPT...

The geometry cities students made have their own characteristics. Although the project is small, it is tremendous. Some cities are tech-based with 3D printing, multiple stories and high-end technologies; Some cities are full of colour, amenities and stunning beaches. Some cities took Chinese culture as their inspiration for design. The beauty of traditional Chinese architecture with round shapes and squares, taking the meaning from round sky and rectangular ground is breath-taking. In addition, there are vibrant city of sports, animistic city of animals, relaxing city of leisure and attractive city of entertainment.

In the month of intense construction, students also encountered a lot of problems. They have used their communication and cooperation skills to tackle those problems. Some groups do not have enough construction materials. They reused the materials around them creatively, turning them into treasures and build an environmentally friendly city; Some teams did not make the solid figures in full accordance with the size of the real so that the bridge is larger than the building. They set a reference object to solve the problem and determined the size of other solid figures to make an amazing project.

Geometry city projects made by students are stunning. In this project, students not only flexibly applied the learned knowledge, but also faced up to challenges together with their team members in real life situations to carry out planning and design, which enhanced their teamwork abilities, logical reasoning abilities and higher-order thinking abilities. Students are creative in learning and have fun in learning.

Written by Ms. Yuanxin Wang

Pictures by G4-G5 Math Team

Edited by Serene Yang, Niall Keenan