Trundle Wheel Geometry
Have someone in your group stand
(stay) at the starting place
before following these set of instructions:
Go 8 meters South, stop and place a cone on the ground
Go 4 meters East, stop and place another cone on the ground
Go 8 meters North, stop and place another cone on the ground
Go 4 meters West, stop and place the last cone on the ground
Now take a step back and look at the shape that your cones are forming
What is the name of this geometric shape? ___________
What is the perimeter of the shape that you created? _________
What is the area of the shape that you created? ________
Go 10 meters East, stop and place a cone on the ground
10 meters South, stop and place another cone on the ground
10 meters West, stop and place another cone on the ground
10 meters North, stop and place another cone on the ground
Now take a step back and look at the shape that your cones are forming
What is the name of this geometric shape? ___________
What is the perimeter of the shape that you created?_______
What is the area of the shape that you created?______
Go 5 meters Southwest, stop and place a cone on the ground
Go 5 meters East, stop and place another cone on the ground
Go 5 meters NorthWest, stop and place another cone on the ground
Now take a step back and look at the shape that your cones are forming
What is the name of this geometric shape? ___________
What is the perimeter of the shape that you created? ________
Go 6 meters North, stop and place a cone on the ground
6 meters NorthWest, stop and place another cone on the ground
6 meters SouthWest, stop and place another cone on the ground
6 meters SouthEast, stop and place another cone on the ground
6 meters NorthEast, stop and place another cone on the ground
Now take a step back and look at the shape that your cones are forming
What is the name of this geometric shape? ____________
What is the perimeter of the shape that you created?______