Introduction
Video
Gather your materials to do this activity.
Discovery Lesson
Composite Shapes: Carving Shapes into Petroglyphs
Grades: K-1
Time: 60 minutes
Overview
Carve your own petroglyphs to design your own composite shapes.
Materials
Goals
Objectives
Common Core Math Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
Materials
- computer or other device with speakers + internet
- modeling clay or playdough
- sharpened pencil with eraser
Goals
- Carve petroglyph designs into clay.
Objectives
- Carve component shapes to create composite shapes.
Common Core Math Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.2
Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape.1
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.2
Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.6
Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.A.2
Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.B.3
Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
Next Generation Science Standards
K-LS1-1
Scientists look for patterns and order when making observations about the world.
Introduction
Activity Instructions
Carve your own petroglyphs out of clay.
Instructional Video
Make your own clay by following these instructions.