LET’S GO FLY A KITE
As preps we began our study of solid geometry by
building tetrahedral kites, in hopes of flying them for
the Spring Sports Day in May. We began by making 10
tetrahedra for each kite, using drinking straws and tissue
paper. Everything was tied together with ribbon, and
we decorated them using colored pens and more curly
ribbons.
In the end, we were surprised to calculate that the
volume of each kite should be 27 tetrahedra, since the
side length went from 1 to 3, which means the area goes
from 1 to 3 2 =9 and the volume goes from 1 to 3 2 =27.
After a lot of thinking and examining our kites, we agreed
that the volume was really tetrahedra!
After they were built, we discussed side length,
perimeter, face area and volume. As we added each
layer to the kite, these measurements increased in
interesting patterns.
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
TEACHERS
Head of Department
Sandra ÇORBACIOĞLU
Teachers
Begüm BİÇER
Gökhan KARAKOÇ
Reyhan SAĞLAM KARAKOÇ
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THE CLAPPER 2016 - 2017