Polygons
Quadrilaterals
Making Generalizations
Solve a Simpler Problem
100
What is the name of a polygon with three sides?
A triangle 
100
Which quadrilateral has 4 right angles, but not all equal sides?


Rectangle 
100
How are triangles and rectangles alike? 
Answers may vary. Up to the discretion of the teacher.

Example: They are both polygons.


100
Maelle cut the pie into 2 equal pieces (half). She then cut each of the 2 pieces in half. Vincent P., Audrey, and Capri then came and each ate one piece of pie. How many pieces does Maelle have left? 
She has 1 pieces left.
200
What is a polygon? (Hint: Think of the three things ever polygon has)
A closed shape

The lines do not cross

The lines are straight

200
What are parallel lines?
Lines that always stay the same distance apart and never meet. 
200
What do trapezoids and squares have in common? 

Answers may vary.

Examples: 

They are both quadrilaterals.

They both have at least one pair of parallel sides. 

200
Ginny drew a polygon that has seven more sides then a triangle. What polygon did Ginny draw?
Ginny drew a decagon. 
300
What is the corner where the two line segments on a polygon meet called?
Vertex
300
How is a rectangle like a rhombus?

How are they different?

Alike: both have four sides (they are quadrilaterals)

Different: a rectangle has four right angles and does not have to have equals sides. A rhombus has equal sides but does not have to have four right angles.  

300
What do the numbers 12, 18, and 30 have in common? 
Answers may vary.

Example:

The are multiples of 3. 

They are all even numbers. 

They are multiples of 6.

300
Matthew, Luke, Josh, and Vincent H. go to see a movie. Each of them brings a friend. Tickets for the movie cost 5 dollars for each person. How much will the tickets cost the whole group?
$40
400
How many sides does a pentagon have?
5 sides. 
400
What is the difference between a trapezoid and a parallelogram?
Trapezoids have exactly one pair of parallel sides and parallelograms have two pairs of parallel sides.  
400
What do Rhombuses, parallelograms, and rectangles have in common. (make a generalization) 

Answers may vary.

Examples:

They are all quadrilaterals.

They are all polygons.

They all have two pairs of parallel lines. 

400
Meghan makes 18 cookies. She keeps three and gives the rest of them to her five friends. If the cookies are distributed evenly among her friends, how many cookies does each friend get?
Each friend gets 3 cookies.
500
What is the line that connects two vertices that are not next to each other called?
Diagonal 
500
What other kinds of quadrilaterals is a square and why?
Rhombus: because it has four equal sides.

Rectangle: because it has four right angles.

Parallelogram: because it has two pairs of parallel sides. 

500
What do circles have in common with polygons?
They are two dimensional (2D) shapes.
500
Paul, Emily, and Cameron each draw a polygon.

Paul draws a pentagon. Emily draws a hexagon. and Cameron draws a decagon.

How many sides all together do the three shapes have?

5+6+10= 21 sides
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