Entry #2: Geometric M谩laga! 馃寚
Geometry is everywhere. We could say that our world is structured according to this branch of Maths... and we would not be wrong. In fact, we can find it in many different aspects of reality, such as architecture, painting, sculptures, sports... and in our daily language, or have we never spoken of parallel streets? (Guerrero, 2010). Be that as it may, I am sure that you, the person who is reading this entry, did not notice it when you were a student. Well, I completely understand you, I did not notice it either. The problem, as I see it 馃憖, is that geometry is taught at school in such an abstract way, which makes students not understand geometry and the importance and presence it has in our daily lives.
However, I want to give you proper examples to work on with your students, and that is why I am writing this entry! If we are talking that geometry is everywhere in our reality... what better way to demonstrate this than by using M谩laga to see the importance it plays in our city? Having said this, I invite you to take a look at the following geometric examples of our city, to use them with your students and to give more examples in the comments! 馃榿
Example #1: La Farola 馃殺
Who doesn't dream of a summer sunset walking next to the Farola in the port of M谩laga? 馃寚 This famous symbol is perfect for working on aspects of geometry with our students. For example, as it can be seen, I have highlighted two different 3D solids in this photography.
On the one hand, we can find that, as a basis, there is a rectangular prism (in red!). A rectangular prism is a polyhedron that has six faces. Two of those faces are the basis, which are parallel and identical rectangles. After that, the other four faces are rectangles, which are parallel and equal two by two.
On the other hand, we can find a cylinder (in green!), which consists of a curved and closed lateral surface and two parallel circles, which are its bases.
Example #2: Centre Pompidou 馃彚
Near the Farola, Centre Pompidou is located. Thanks to its peculiar shape, which is approximate to the cube, this museum is useful for students to have a first approach to the idealisation of this regular polyhedron. Therefore, they could see how geometry is present when we are decorating, as the entire fa莽ade is an explosion of squares, parallel and perpendicular lines and different shapes that "dance" all together inside the cube.
It is a building that leaves no one indifferent, and its colours before night creates a very beauty image 馃寙.
Example #3: Roman Theatre 馃弮
Another good place to teach some geometric figures is the Roman Theatre of the city. Although it was discovered in the past century, nowadays we have the opportunity to enjoy its majesty 馃槷. But what can we teach in this place? Well, I wanted to highlight two plane figures. The first one is a rectangle (in blue). It is not quite strange, but just because it is a common figure does not mean that it should not be taught in a real context. Then, we find, from my point of view, the most interesting one, which is a semicircumference (in red). All in all, this is a good opportunity to learn History and geometric figures in a clear transversal way! ✅
Example #4: The Cathedral ✝️
Finally, the Cathedral is also an excellent choice to teach geometry. In fact, I have highlighted just a few examples, but reality says that there are much more geometric aspects in it. So, first of all, a little circumference can be seen, can you find it? 馃槅 Then, we can find something similar to a "Norman window" (in purple!), which is a rectangle that has a semicircle on it.
However, some other examples I have not mentioned are the columns, which are parallel segments and, in turn, perpendicular to the supports, or the rectangles of the windows.
That has been all! I hope you have enjoyed this entry and if you want to know how to colour the images, I must tell you that I have done it with the free software GeoGebra. Well, see you in future posts! ✌
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