Google Earth Voyager Story: Circular Structures, Part 1

Topic

Geometric Models

Description

This lesson focuses on circular structures as seen from Google Earth, demonstrating the concept of circles in geometric modeling. Circular shapes are prevalent in architecture and urban planning, such as roundabouts, circular plazas, and domed structures. These examples help students understand the properties of circles, including circumference, diameter, and area. Google Earth provides a real-world application by allowing users to explore these circular structures from a global perspective. By examining these structures, students can see how geometry is applied in real-world contexts, enhancing their spatial reasoning and understanding of geometric concepts. Google Earth's satellite imagery offers a practical way to visualize these concepts, making the abstract idea of circles more tangible and relatable. For a complete collection of these Google Earth applications related to Geometric Modeling click on this link: Google Earth Voyager Story Collection.

Viewing Media4Math Stories on Google Earth

These Google Earth Voyager Stories are also available on Google Earth. Best viewed in Chrome, click on the links below to view these dynamic stories using Google's technology:

• Architectural Prisms, Part 1
• Architectural Prisms, Part 2
• Architectural Prisms, Part 3
• Circular Structures, Part 1
• Circular Structures, Part 2
• Polygon Architecture, Part 1
• Polygon Architecture, Part 2
• Quadrilateral Structures I
• Quadrilateral Structures II
• The Geometry of Castles
• The Geometry of City Planning, Part 1
• The Geometry of City Planning, Part 2
• The Geometry of Sustainable Architecture, Part 1
• The Geometry of Sustainable Architecture, Part I1
• Triangular Structures
• The Mathematics of Pyramids, Part 1
• The Mathematics of Pyramids, Part 2