About Image Teacher Guide Geometry of the SVHS Little Theater By Ken Bystrom Meet the Author "The SVHS Little Theater is the most interesting building on our campus in terms of its geometry. The walls consist of non-rectangular polygons that rarely meet at right angles. How do you find the surface area and volume of this building?"  Overview  Understandings and Standards  Activities  Resources  Student Guide Powered By 3527 Mt. Diablo Blvd. #268 Lafayette, CA 94549 510.635.8033 Fax 866.383.4570 info@my-ecoach.com Contact Us Overview Grade Levels: 8, 9, 10 Curriculum Areas: Focus: Math Secondary: Technology Topic: Surface Area and Volume Themes: collaboration, figure dissection, measurement, problem solving, scale model Duration: August 23 to March 1 Summary The SVHS little theater is an irregular shaped building consisting of many different polygonal shapes. Students are to work in project teams to: create a scale model of the building, find the surface area and volume of the building and create a multimedia presentation that documents their methods and solutions. The presentations will be posted by the instructor on a website. Real world experience and the use of multiple intelligences occur in the planning and production of their presentation, measuring the building and creating a scale model. Rationale This project is worthwhile because it provides students the opportunity to collaborate and apply Geometry standards to measure an irregular shaped building on campus. Technology provides a platform to express their solutions and methods in a creative way.