Geometry is great fun!
Icelandic school: Varmárskóli
Teacher: Gudlaug Osk Gunnarsdottir, glosk(a)ismennt.is
Partner School:  ZER Poblet, Spain
Teacher: Montse Batiste Cuberta, mbatiste(a)xtec.cat

Public TwinSpace: http://twinspace.etwinning.net/launcher.cfm?lang=en&cid=9139

Language: English
Themes: Informatics/ICT,Mathematic and Science
Tools: Other software (Powerpoint,video,pictures and drawings),Web publishing,e-mail
Description: The project intends to discover monument/s around us through photographs in order to do a geometrical study of the monument.The monuments of the two places will be compared, the pupils will complete the problems and activities for their partners about geometry. The photographs, conclusions and activities wil be published in a web site where children will be able to see and solve the problems of the other pupils.
Age range: From 10 to 12
Duration: two years or more
Aims: -To perceive mathematics and, particularly, geometry like something real and interesting -To use the English as a tool of communication in a content learning context (CLIL : Content and Language Integrated Learning) -To use internet as a tool of comunication and collaboration -To appraise the historic patrimony of our surroundings and to know it
Expected Outcomes: Web page with the photographs of the monuments, the activities and the problems
Procedural Plan: 1st year: school A will do a WebQuest and the other school a PowerPoint presentation, both will work about geometry 2nd year: project Let's take some photos!