SketchUp Geometry
Project of the Month
 

Use these fun geometry projects (PDF format) to challenge your students!
Each project has a ready-to-hand-out student version, plus a teacher
version with notes and solutions.

Comments or suggestions for future projects? Please email 3DVinci's Bonnie Roskes.

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Symmetry and Fall Leaves

November 2009

by Bonnie Roskes

In this project, you'll start with a digital photo of a leaf, and trace around half of it in SketchUp. You'll use mirror symmetry to see how close the leaf is to truly symmetric. More advanced students can also use rotational symmetry to make a wreath. 

Students in middle school and high school can do this project on their own, and younger students will enjoy watching a teacher demonstrate it. Not only is this a great math project, the concepts are also valuable for students in art and biology classes. 




Download the Student Version (PDF)

Download the Teacher Version (PDF)

Escher Square Tiles

October 2009

by Bonnie Roskes and Jon Choate

In this project, you'll start with a square, and use simple tools like Line and Move to transfom the square into an Escher tile, decorated using your own creativity. You'll also see how to create tiles from rectangles and rhombii. 

Recommended for Grade 3 and up, this project will appeal not only to geometry students, but also to students interested in art or graphic design. 




Download the Student Version (PDF)

Download the Teacher Version (PDF)

The Painted Cube

September 2009

by Bonnie Roskes and Jon Choate

In this project, you'll create a cube by assembling smaller cubes, then paint the outside faces of each small cube. For a 2 x 2 x 2 cube, how many cubes will have three faces painted? Two faces? One face? Zero faces? What happens when you build larger cubes: 3 x 3 x 3,
4 x 4 x 4, 5 x 5 x 5?
 

Recommended for Grade 8 and up, this project will get students to think and visualize objects in 3D, and will help them find patterns in tables of numbers. 




Download the Student Version (PDF)

Download the Teacher Version (PDF)