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What is the name of the study of shapes and angles?

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What is the name of the study of shapes and angles?
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Geometry is the study of shapes, angles, and lines. Geometry helps us understand the world around us. We use geometry to measure and build things.
Geometry Basics
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Lines: A line is a straight path that goes on forever in both directions and has no thickness. Angles: An angle is formed when two rays or line segments begin at the same point and extend in different directions. Triangles: A triangle is a three-sided polygon with three straight sides that are joined together.
Concepts:
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A triangle can have more than three angles. A triangle with four or more angles is called an 'exterior angle'. The angles of an equilateral triangle are all 60°. The angle sum of a convex pentagon is 540°.
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5. Open question
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What shapes can you think of that have four sides?
6. Open question
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How might you be able to tell if two shapes are the same?
7. Open question
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What have you learned about shapes with four sides?
8. Open question
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What strategies can you use to figure out how many sides a shape has?
9. Drawings
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Brain break: Draw a balloon holding a flower.
10. Poll
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What is a shape with three sides called?
  • Rectangle
  • Circle
  • Square
  • Triangle
11. Poll
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What kind of angle is less than 90 degrees?
  • Right angle
  • Obtuse angle
  • Acute angle
12. Poll
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Which shape has six equal sides and six equal angles?
  • Heptagon
  • Pentagon
  • Hexagon
  • Octagon
13. Poll
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What do you call the distance around a circle?
  • Circumference
  • Length
  • Perimeter
  • Area
14. Poll
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What do you call the longest side of a right triangle?
  • Opposite Side
  • Hypotenuse
  • Adjacent Side
  • None of these
15. Open question
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Work together in pairs: What shape has four sides and four angles?

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