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Benchmark Reflection.

Posted by Ronald Harper in Geometry - Thompson on

​ How does this project relate to the real world?

 - This project relates to the world in many ways, Architects measure buildings everyday in blueprints so that it can be brought to life, we had to find the height and vertical of every building, scale it to a paper size so that we can make our own block of a part of center city. 

What was the most exciting portion of this project and why? What was the least exciting portion to this project and why?

 - The most exciting part of this project for me was going outside to actually get to measure our own buildings, rather than sit in a class room all day and do math, I felt like this project was more hands on than other benchmarks, the least exciting part of this project to me was finding the measurements in any other method other than the mirror method, why? because this didn't excite me as much as going outside.

What did you learn from completing this project?

- I learned that it is difficult to find the measurements of a building, learned more how Architects sometimes find these measurements during different methods, I learned how to solve a proportion to finding the X for a building. 
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Benchmark Reflection

Posted by Clio Fleece in Geometry - Thompson on

This project relates to the real world because many contractors and builders can use triangle similarity methods to find the information they need about buildings and objects.  Using the mirror or stick method is probably easier than trying to measure the whole height of a building with a measuring tool.  Workers like this can also find various dimensions of different parts of a building, such as the windows and doors.  Another way this project relates to the real world is that we came up with real suggestions for the neighborhood association, and also submitted information to Google Maps, which tons of people look at every day.
The most exciting portion of this project was going outside to measure our buildings.  One thing that made it a little fun was getting to leave school.  Another thing that made it interesting was that we were interacting with the neighborhood around our school in a way that we probably won’t ever again.  Through measuring our buildings, we found out how easy it is to find out information about almost any building you want.  The least exciting portion of this project was probably having to draw our block and explain one of the methods.  This was less exciting because we had already found all our information, but putting it down in a drawing could be very tedious and difficult.  Explaining the method wasn’t exciting because we had been talking about the methods for a while already. 
From completing this project, I learned a few things.  First, I learned that triangle similarity can be used in many contexts, for many reasons.  Second, I learned about how to use Google Maps in a new way, that benefits others.  Third, I learned how easy it is to find the heights of buildings, using a couple of pretty simple methods.  I also got to think about new ways to change the neighborhood, and through my research I learned that there’s a lot more to wood fencing than you think!  Overall, I think the project was a good learning experience, both about interacting with your neighborhood and about interacting with the outside world in new ways. 
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Benchmark Reflection

Posted by Bailey Britton in Geometry - Thompson on

​How does this project relate to the real world?

- This project relates to the real world because you are measuring buildings in the city and putting the height in to google map maker, and that helps people get more accurate heights.

What was the most exciting portion of this project and why? What was the least
exciting portion to this project and why?

- The most exciting portion of this project was getting to go outside because we don't ever do that in this class. The least exciting portion of this project was drawing the buildings because getting the scale could've been wrong.

What did you learn from completing this project? 

-I learned the building heights around my school and I learned how to use the mirror method better.

Reflection Questions

Posted by Timothy Ingram in Geometry - Thompson on

Reflection Questions:

 How does this project relate to the real world?

- This project relates to the real world in many ways. Architects as they design and creating the building around the world. We were using different buildings around the center city area and measuring them trying to find the height of the different buildings. We also then made a blueprint of the buildings on the block that we were assign like architects do to sketch the buildings they designing.

     

What was the most exciting portion of this project and why? What was the least exciting portion to this project and why?

- The most exciting portion of this project was measuring the different parts of the house. Also another most exciting was actually using the mirror method to find the height of the house. Measuring the different parts of the house was exciting because it was different and something I never done. The least exciting was actual drawling the buildings on the blueprint because my groups block was so long and had so many houses on it.


 What did you learn from completing this project?

I learn how to difficult it is to figure out the exact measurements by using different methods. I learn how to use different methods to find the actual height of the building you were assign to. I learn how to solve a proportion with the different methods for the buildings.

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My reflection

Posted by Tomy Fleurine in Geometry - Thompson on

   This project relates to the real world in many ways. There are many calculations that we just take for granted when they were done by real people. There are people who work for google maps who have to make calculations like the ones we did every day. Another way that those techniques are used is to build buildings. Architects usually have a drawing of their building then scale it to have the measurements right. They kind of do the opposite of what we did. It’s a privilege that we know how to use techniques such as the stick method and mirror method now since we never know what we might end up doing in the future.​

The most exciting portion of this project was figuring out the height of my building. It’s because I think architecture is cool and since I could not measure it, I had to figure it out using the methods we learned. I think it was kind of exciting doing something like this, it will come in handy eventually. I think that the least exciting part of the project was the fact that I got many different results for my building height. It’s because I got two almost completely different results from my two calculations and I was confused. That confusion kind of took the excitement away.

I learned many things after completing this project. I learned about different ways that we can determine a building height. I learned about the mirror method and the stick method. I also learned about how we can verify that we got right answers from our calculations. I learned about the picture method and google earth. I learned that you can  look at a building on google earth and the mouth cursor will tell you the elevation and eye altitude. I also learned that the height of the building is the elevation minus the eye altitude. I learned to respect all the buildings I see and all the jobs related to math because of the hard work they do. I learned to not take anything for granted in the world like for example google maps.

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Brycen's Q3 Benchmark Reflection

Posted by Brycen Itzko in Geometry - Thompson on

This project relates to the real world in architects as they design and create the buildings. We have used similar methods of finding measurements in buildings that architects uses. We have created a scale version of our buildings to get a better accuracy in determining the measurements of the buildings we were assigned to just like architects do when they need to make a blueprint of a building. 

The most exciting part of this project for me, was drawing the scale model of our block, because I have already had the measurements for the building, so It was much easier for me to create my scale building. The least exciting part of the project, was when we were measuring our buildings, because it was really cold outside and I didn't get enough time to get my measurements so I had to take time after school to finish it.

I learned how to measure buildings using the several methods such as the stick method. It was really interesting to learn how to accurately measure buildings without the need of having a bunch of tools. I have also learned that you have to be very precise when you are using any of the methods, as I got a measurement of 10 feet using the mirror method when the building was actually around 30 feet.
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Math BM Reflection

Posted by Jordyn Randall in Geometry - Thompson on

  1. This project relates to the real world when it comes to architecture if you want to become an architect and build buildings you have to know perimeter and area. If you want to become a carpenter and have to patch up a ceiling you have to know the perimeter and area of the whole. Or if you want to redesign the outside of the house and you want to take away some windows or add windows you need to know the are and perimeter of the space where your doing that work.
  2. I would have to say the most exciting part of this project was going outside because it’s always good to go outside to get fresh air instead of staying in a stuffy room the whole time. I also like being able to draw the picture of our buildings. It was fun because I was able to express myself in the drawings and showoff my wonderful artistic talent, as you can see in the picture above.

3. I learned how to figure out the height of the building besides just measuring it the regular way. there are numerous ways to measure the height of a building. You could use the mirror method which is placing a mirror on the ground in front of the building and looking into the mirror until u see the top of the building. Then you measure how many feet you are away from the building and how many feet the building is away from the building. Then you solve a proportion with the information you have. Another method I learned is the picture method which is when you use someone or something and see how many of them does it take to get the height of the building. You measure that that someone or something and multiply the height by how many of them get it takes to get the height of the building.

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Reaction Jordan Meriwether

Posted by Jordan Meriwether in Geometry - Thompson on

This relates to the real world through how architect work when building a building. They do the exact thing we did except the opposite direction. They first have a drawing of the build and how they want to scale it, then they build the building. They make it to the scale the predicted. Also if someone wants to add a new window to  wall then they have to find the area of a wall and the window and subtract them to find  how much space it takes up. My  grand father once worked in this type of business which is how I know about it so well.


It was exciting to leave the classroom for math, and also do this in a real situation. At my old school we never left the school for anything It  was like a prison for us. So I was shocked that we actually could leave the school and work. Also I am not used to going on to google maps, let alone suggest things to them. Normally I never even use maps because I know where to go in philly so that was something new to try. This has been an interesting and new type of experience to me.


What I learned from completing this project is how to measure building with just a mirror and a  measuring stick. I was also surprised at how simple it was just to do it. This will be a skill I can use maybe in a future career. I also learned how to work with people who may not be as productive as myself, that will be a special skill for future projects. I also learned that even if you are wrong you can fix your mistakes to make everything workout.

Reflection

Posted by Emmanuel Kouadio in Geometry - Thompson on

​How does this project relate to the real world?

This project relates to the world because it has to do with shapes, measuring, and observations.

What was the most exciting portion of this project and why? What was the least exciting portion to this project and why?

I think that the most exciting part of the project was when the groups went outside to actually observe and measure the buildings.

What did you learn from completing this project?

I learned how to measure things from a different perspective and measure objects that I cant reach by using mirrors and other figures.




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Symone's Q3 Geometry BM Reflection

Posted by Symone Mc Collum in Geometry - Thompson on

This project relates to the real world because people do this everyday. For example, regular people like the owners of the home do things like meausre dimensions of their doors and windows to figure out ways to improve their home. Someone may want to replace wooden doors with fiber glass or vice versa and they'll need measurements in order to do that. Also, there are people who do that as a profession. There are people how have more efficient ways of measuring a building, but they probably do take estimations using methods we did for the benchmark. 
To me, the most exciting part of the project was doing the manual mirror method. I like figuring things out using ratio and proportions. It was also fun going outside and doing the actual measurements to figure out what the answers were rather than having measurements handed to us. I find it exciting to work on problems on my own and being able to figure if it makes sense or not even though it causes a little bit of aggrivation. It was also exciting working in my group because everybody was doing their parts of the project. 
What I learned from this project is how difficult t is to get exact measurements for buildings. My class only did an estimation, but it just goes to show how hard it would be manually measuring for exact measurements of buildings. Imagine measuring buildings even bigger than what we measured! What I also learned was how to be efficient with my time. In order to do this project, you'd have to have calculations already done in order to move on to the next task and be able to start figuring out how you'll explain your process.
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2012-13

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