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Introduction 

Everyone has read the fairy tale Rapunzel.  She was locked away in a castle tower by a witch.  Poor Rapunzel was all alone with no way to escape.  Her only visitor was the witch.  She would call to Rapunzel, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair"  Rapunzel would lay her long golden braid out of the tower window and the witch would climb up.  One day, as Rapunzel sat singing a handsome Prince heard her lovely voice.  As he hid, he discovered the witch’s entrance and exit through the tower window.  One day, he too called to Rapunzel to let down her hair.  He climbed to the tower where the two eventually fell in love.  In order to escape, the two young people created a plan to get Rapunzel out.

If you would like to read the story Rapunzel,click below and read  an online version of the Grimm fairy tale.

The Plan:
Each day when the prince visits Rapunzel, he needs to bring a piece of silken rope to make into a ladder.  Your goal is to gain points to get the thread for the prince.  He needs 50 pieces to make it to the bottom of the tower.  Each time you complete a task, you will gain points.  Keep track of your points on the scoreboard.  When you reach 50, you will have gained enough silken rope pieces to help the prince and Rapunzel escape the tower and live "happily every after!"

Your teacher will need the following assignments. Keep all of your assignments in your webquest folder and turn everything in at one time.

• Completed score sheet
• Chimpanzee "shape" drawing (make sure that it is colored)
• Completed "Discovering Polygons" worksheet
• Rectangular solids picture dictionary page
• Labeled wallpaper sample
• Tangram history worksheet
• Completed tangram "Primary Activity" page
• Three animal tangram puzzles (colored)
• Completed circle word search

Once your teacher has checked your work, you may print out the certificate of completion to take home and share with your family.

To accomplish the task, follow the steps below.  Remember, FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY!

1. First you'll be given a folder to decorate.  You will use this as your project portfolio.

2. Print a copy of the score card.  Don't forget to record your points.  Remember,
    you must help the prince!

3.  Use your drawing skills of basic shapes to complete a picture of a chimpanzee.
    Uncle Fred's website will help. Once your picture is complete, color it
    and place it in your portfolio.  On the back, write two complete  sentences
    about the shapes you used to draw your picture.

4.  Click below to print a copy of the worksheet, "Discovering Polygons".
    ~ Discovering Polygons
    Now, use this site to find information to complete the worksheet.
    ~http://fp1.thinkquest.org/J002441F/polygons.htm

5. Click below to print a copy of the "Geometric Solids Picture Dictionary Page."
    ~Geometric Solids Picture Dictionary
    Use http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math/glossary2html to help you finish
    the worksheet.

6.  Rapunzel would have liked to have her tower wallpapered to "brighten up the place".
    Did you realize that you can find many different geometric patterns on wallpaper?
    Go to the site below to design some wallpaper for her room. You can make the pattern
    and choose the colors.  Once you are finished, print a copy for your portfolio.  However,
    you will need to find and label at least 3 different geometric shapes in your
    wallpaper pattern.
    ~Rapunzel's Wallpaper Design Center

7.  Complete the circle wordsearch.  Print a copy of the puzzle from the site below:
    http://www.mathgoodies.com/puzzles/circle_ws.shtm
    Bonus~ Pick three of the words you find on the wordsearch.  Find their definition and
    write it on the back of your paper.  You will receive 5 extra bonus points for your effort!

8.  Read about the history of a tangram ~LEGEND~
    Now, complete the history page and add it to your portfolio.
    ~The Legend of the Tangram~

9. You will need tangram pieces to complete the final steps of this quest.  If your
    classroom does not have a set, print out a set from the site below.  Cut them out
    and use them to finish this activity.
   http://forum.swarthmore.edu/trscavo/tangrams/tangram-pieces.html
    Now that you have your tangram puzzle, use it to finish the "Primary Activity" on the site below.
   Print out the page and write in your answers.  Add this to your portfolio.
   http://forum.swarthmore.edu/trscavo/tangrams/area.html

10. The last step of your quest (which should surely give you enough points to free Rapunzel)
    is to complete three tangram puzzles.  Go to the site below and click on the "tangram" button.
    Use your skills to solve 3 of the online animal tangram puzzles.  Each time you complete
    a puzzle, use your own puzzle pieces to create the animal.  Trace it on white paper and
    color.  Make sure that you trace around each puzzle piece so that I can see your solution.
    Add your pictures to your portfolio. Good Luck!!
    http://www.enchantedmind.com/tangram/tangram.htm

11.  Add up all your points.  Did you gain enough points to free Rapunzel so that she and the
    Prince can live ..."Happily Ever After?"

Evaluation 

Oral Presentation Form

Evaluation Form

Certificate
 

Conclusion 

Geometrical designs are a part of our everyday lives.  Look around and you will find examples of spheres, cones, and rectangular prisms.  From wallpaper to floor tiles, there is no escape from mathematical puzzles and designs.  Even the bricks that imprisoned Rapunzel can be linked to patterns and geometric shapes. Use your senses and explore your world.  You will see that geometry is all around us.
 

Rapunzel story link thanks to:
    http://home.wirefire.com/cvance/story/rapunzel.htm

Webquest clipart thanks to:
    www.arttoday.com