Geometry Map Project Name______

Your task is to design a map that includes several different kinds of lines, angles, and polygons. Your neighborhood needs to include the following:

 Two streets that are parallel  Two streets that are perpendicular  One street that intersects another street to form an obtuse angle  One street that intersects another street to form an acute angle  One street that is a line segment  One street that is a ray  An ice cream parlor in the shape of an equilateral triangle  A pool that is in the shape of a scalene triangle  A pizza place that is in the shape of an isosceles triangle  A pentagon to represent your house

All of your streets and polygons should have names. The neighborhood should also have a name. These must be school appropriate.

Make a rough draft of your town with pencil and paper. When you are finished, show it to me before you start working on the computer. Your rough draft must have my signature when you turn in the project or you will not receive credit.

When you have obtained my signature, you may start drawing your neighborhood using Geometer’s Sketchpad. Consider these helpful hints.

 Remember to hold down the segment tool to get the other choices of line and ray. If you hold shift when you construct the line, ray, or segment, it will make it vertical or horizontal. Helpful for constructing parallel lines.

 Under the Edit menu, choose preferences and set them to match this:  Use the text tool to label your street and building names.

 Use the measure menu to make sure your triangles fit their definition.

 Before you print, check the print preview. If it does not fit on one page, choose Fit to Page. Any projects printed on multiple pages will lose points.

When your map is completed, write out directions from your house (the pentagon) to each of the businesses (ice cream parlor, pool, and pizza). Tell me to turn left or right, using the street names, and describe your path using the words parallel, perpendicular, or intersecting.

This project is due at the end of the hour on Tuesday, November 25. It is worth 50 points.