GEOMETRY
As we draw and decorate our somberos, serapes and ponchos,
we will review the geometic shapes we have learned. 
The students will use geometry as they draw the shapes on their art projects.

 
TERM:                             Geometry

The word geometry comes from two Greek words--"geo" (which means Earth) 
and "metron" (which means to measure).  Geometry is founded in the study 
of the Earth.

The sort of geometry you need in daily life is FLAT or planar geometry.  
So this was the first sort of geometry developed.

Today, geometry is more the study of shapes than the study of Earth.  
And there are all sorts of shapes - not just flat ones, but curved ones, 
like the sphere of the earth - that geometers study.

I hope this makes sense to you. If not, please write back, and we'll try 
to explain again.  I hope you'll send us more math questions soon!