Scholars, I trust you are enjoying your October break.
During our travels today, Mr. Rupp and I were surrounded by geometry. Everywhere we went, we couldn’t help but click our cameras, capturing lines and angles and shapes. Whether it was walking down the sidewalk, wandering in or near a mall, or peering out from the observation deck of one of the world’s “talls” (the Burj Khalifa), parallel and perpendicular lines, rays and rhombuses, angles and arrays greeted us at every turn. Check out a few photos of figures we saw today. What geometric shapes can you see in each image? Why are they important?
On our tour of the Burj Khalifa today, I was amazed at how much math and problem solving went in to the building of this monumental masterpiece. To learn more, check out the structure’s website.