Geometry
I. Figures and Measures
1. Investigation: Human Geometry
2. History: Ancient Lines and Circles
3. Investigation: Tracing Puzzles
II. Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
1. Display: Cartoons
2. Literature: Twisted Logic
3. Display: The Ad Trap
III. Angles and Perpendiculars
1. Application: Triangulation
2. Activity: Miniature Golf
3. Art: Now You See It; Now You Don't
IV. Parallels
1. History: Size of the Earth
2. History: Parallel Alternatives
3. Art: A Matter of Perspective
V. Congruent Triangles
1. Art: The Symmetry of God
2. Application: Rotary Combustion Engine
3. Discovery: One-sided Bands
4. Puzzles: Does It Fit?
5. Research: Triangles in the Round
VI. Polygons
1. Game: Polygons
2. Models: Poly Here or Polygon
3. Art: Blueprint Geometry
4. Display: Let's Play a Tournament
VII. Similarities
1. Art: Facelift
2. Model: Mechanical Copier
3. Model: Lilliputian School
VIII. Right Triangles and Trigonometry
1. Application: Around the World
2. History: Presidential Math
3. Investigation: Pythagorean Triples
IX. Circles
1. Application: I Can See Clearly Now
2. Constructions: Oh No, I've Lost My Ruler!
3. Application: There's a Race to be Run
X. Areas and Volume
1. Investigation: Dice of the Gods
2. Art: Warped Art
3. Investigation: Napoleon's Triangles
XI. Coordinate Geometry
1. Activity: Graphcodes
2. Investigation: The Patina Game
3. Activity: Computer Animation
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