Geometry in Nature
This shape, with six equal sides, is found in the cells of a honeycomb.
Hexagon
If a basketball player scores 2 points per basket, how many points do they score for 3 baskets?
6
If a player scores 10, 15, and 5 points in three games, this is the average number of points they scored.
10
If 10 players share 10 water bottles equally, how many does each player get?
A soccer goal is worth 1 point. If a player scores 3 goals, how many points is that?
What is 3?
A spider’s web often resembles this geometric shape, made of many lines radiating from a center
Circle
A football team scores x points in the first half and 14 points in the second half. If they end with 28 points, what is x
14
This word means the total number of times a player gets a hit divided by the number of times they try.
Batting average
A coach has 12 soccer balls and 4 players. If he gives the same number to each, how many balls does each player get?
3
A touchdown is worth 6 points. If a team scores 2 touchdowns, how many points do they get?
Snowflakes have this kind of symmetry, meaning they look the same in six different directions
six-fold (or hexagonal) symmetry
A runner’s speed is 5 miles per hour. How far will they run in t hours?
A football player ran 80 yards in one game, 60 in the next, and 100 in the third. What is the total number of yards?
240 yards
A team runs 100 yards in 5 plays. How many yards did they run per play?
20
A swimmer does 4 laps every day for 5 days. How many laps is that total?
20